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How to Win Kalista vs Jax Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Jax

How to Beat Jax as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jax as Kalista

based on 2,304 Kalista vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Jax as Kalista came out of an examination of 2304 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Kalista has to counter Jax in only 6.8% of her matches.

Kalista vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a terrible job of beating Jax. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.9% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Kalista versus Jax rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Jax.

Best Kalista vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
>
Second ability for Kalista to level upq
>
Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Jax as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Jax

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Advice to Win Against Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Kalista vs Jax Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Jax Image
7.9
< Kills >
6.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
5.5
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
169
< Minions Killed >
120
0.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.61
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,386
< Physical Damage >
11,800
2,542
< Magic Damage >
7,782
464
< True Damage >
641
19,393
< Damage Dealt >
20,224
22,386
< Damage Taken >
28,787
12,431
< Gold Earned >
11,811
2.24
< Towers >
2.2
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
6,308
< Total Healing >
8,325
12,119
< Experience >
14,095
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
168
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Jax with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several strategic Kalista against Jax counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Jax..

Kalista typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Jax. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Jax

Who is Better, Kalista or Jax?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Jax, with a 44.9% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a poor counter to Jax.

While Kalista does have a much lower win rate compared to Jax, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Jaxas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jax. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kalista is a terribly counter for Jax. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Jax.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 53% 1980 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.4% 695 GamesSejuaniSejuani+ 54.8% 330 GamesSamiraSamira+ 59.1% 115 Games

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Kalista, we analyzed 2,304 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Jax as Kalista comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Kalista Build Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Jax during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Jax. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kalista versus Jax build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Jax than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 44.9% when playing against Jax with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Jax as Kalista, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Kalista vs Jax counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jax as Kalista are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.