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How to Win Kalista vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Kalista

based on 1,549 Kalista vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Kalista engaged Kai'Sa in 1549 matches. Using so many matchups for Kalista versus Kai'Sa gives us faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a solid build to counter Kai'Sa. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Kalista has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.6% of her matches.

Kalista vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Kalista has done a average job of beating Kai'Sa. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs face each other in. In Kalista against Kai'Sa games, Kalista’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Kalista vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanBloodthirsterRunaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust 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
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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E
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Q
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E
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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 Kai'Sa as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Kalista vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.2
< Kills >
8
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
6.7
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
172
< Minions Killed >
177
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,469
< Physical Damage >
12,790
2,830
< Magic Damage >
8,095
499
< True Damage >
472
20,799
< Damage Dealt >
21,357
22,316
< Damage Taken >
18,908
12,665
< Gold Earned >
12,482
2.47
< Towers >
2.27
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,425
< Total Healing >
4,083
12,250
< Experience >
12,483
19
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
174
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several important Kalista versus Kai'Sa counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Kalista normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Kalista or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes an ok counter to Kai'Sa.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Kai'Saas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kalista also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Kai'Sa matchups, Kai'Sa is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter to Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

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

Kalista Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Kalista, we analyzed 1,549 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 Kai'Sa 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kalista in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista on average gets a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Kai'Sa build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Kai'Sa as Kalista, Kalista players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Kalista vs Kai'Sa face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.

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