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

Kalista vs Lee Sin

How to Beat Lee Sin as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lee Sin as Kalista

based on 1,090 Kalista vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our database, Kalista did battle with Lee Sin 1090 times. Having so many matchups for Kalista versus Lee Sin gives us confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to crush Lee Sin. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kalista is forced to battle against Lee Sin in only 3.2% of her games.

Kalista vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Kalista has done a ok job of countering Lee Sin. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Kalista vs Lee Sin matches, Kalista’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Kalista vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

BloodthirsterTerminusWit's EndJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
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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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Kalista vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Lee Sin Image
8.4
< Kills >
7.3
6.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
8.6
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
173
< Minions Killed >
34
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,948
< Physical Damage >
13,630
2,821
< Magic Damage >
2,789
535
< True Damage >
977
21,305
< Damage Dealt >
17,397
22,646
< Damage Taken >
34,133
12,702
< Gold Earned >
11,663
2.39
< Towers >
1.46
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,525
< Total Healing >
16,217
12,183
< Experience >
12,917
20
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
11
185
< Time Dealing CC >
439

How to Counter Lee Sin with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some strategic Kalista against Lee Sin matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Lee Sin..

Kalista usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Lee Sin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Kalista or Lee Sin?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lee Sin, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes an ok counter for Lee Sin.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate compared to Lee Sin, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Lee Sinas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kalista also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Lee Sin matchups, Lee Sin is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter to Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Kalista, we analyzed 1,090 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 Lee Sin 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

To truly master Kalista to counter Lee Sin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually gets much more CS relative to Lee Sin. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Kalista versus Lee Sin build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Lee Sin than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Lee Sin with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Lee Sin 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kalista vs Lee Sin matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

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