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

Kalista vs Lucian

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

based on 2,280 Kalista vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Kalista faced Lucian in 2280 rounds. Using so many games with Kalista vs Lucian gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful data and a pro build to suppress your foe. This champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Kalista fights Lucian in only 6.7% of her matches.

Kalista vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a poor job of beating Lucian. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.3% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Kalista against Lucian rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Kalista vs Lucian 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

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowJak'Sho, The ProteanWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust 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
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Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Kalista vs Lucian Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Lucian Image
8.1
< Kills >
8
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6.1
< Assists >
7
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
175
< Minions Killed >
181
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.52
17,454
< Physical Damage >
19,299
2,791
< Magic Damage >
2,860
527
< True Damage >
559
20,772
< Damage Dealt >
22,719
22,603
< Damage Taken >
20,082
12,674
< Gold Earned >
12,408
2.42
< Towers >
2.46
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,408
< Total Healing >
4,511
12,234
< Experience >
12,393
19
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
187
< Time Dealing CC >
41

How to Counter Lucian with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Kalista vs. Lucian counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..

Kalista normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Lucian. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Lucian

Who is Better, Kalista or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Lucian, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter for Lucian.

While Kalista does have a lower winrate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Lucianas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter for Lucian. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Lucian.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Kalista, we analyzed 2,280 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 Lucian 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 Lucian 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 mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually gets a similar amount of CS as Lucian. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Lucian build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Lucian than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Lucian with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Lucian as Kalista, Kalista players should use 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 combinations players picked for Kalista vs Lucian fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Kalista are shown for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.