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

Kalista vs Lillia

How to Beat Lillia as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Lillia as Kalista

based on 2,026 Kalista vs Lillia matchups
Win Rate
44.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our data, Kalista faced off against Lillia 2026 times. Having so many games with Kalista vs Lillia gives us faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a solid build to wreck Lillia. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Kalista is forced to battle against Lillia in only 6.0% of her matches.

Kalista vs Lillia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a pathetic job of beating Lillia. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.4% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Kalista versus Lillia rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Lillia.

Best Kalista vs Lillia 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 HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowYoumuu's GhostbladeWit's EndBloodthirster

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
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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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Lillia as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Lillia

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.

Kalista vs Lillia Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
44.4 %
VS
Win Rate
55.6 %
Lillia Image
8.1
< Kills >
6.5
6.6
< Deaths >
5.3
5.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
170
< Minions Killed >
44
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.25
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,940
< Physical Damage >
821
2,938
< Magic Damage >
15,568
495
< True Damage >
4,884
21,374
< Damage Dealt >
21,274
22,571
< Damage Taken >
38,723
12,480
< Gold Earned >
11,788
2.25
< Towers >
1.39
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,489
< Total Healing >
22,012
12,075
< Experience >
13,697
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
173
< Time Dealing CC >
411

How to Counter Lillia with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several vital Kalista versus Lillia matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lillia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lillia..

Kalista normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Lillia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Lillia

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Lillia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Lillia

Who is Better, Kalista or Lillia?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Lillia, with a 44.4% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a bad counter to Lillia.

While Kalista does have a much lower win rate compared to Lillia, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kalista into Lilliaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lillia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Lillia matchups, Lillia is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a garbage counter to Lillia. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Lillia.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Lillia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lillia as Kalista, we analyzed 2,026 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 Lillia 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Lillia 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 stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista on average accumulates much more CS compared to Lillia. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kalista versus Lillia build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Lillia than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 44.4% battling Lillia with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Lillia as Kalista, you 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Kalista vs Lillia counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lillia as Kalista are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.