Kalista vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Kalista
based on 1,335 Kalista vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Malphite Counter Build
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Core Kalista Items
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Kalista vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several strategic Kalista vs. Malphite counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Malphite. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in deaths.
Kalista often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Malphite
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Who is Better, Kalista or Malphite?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when playing against Malphite, with a 47.0% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter to Malphite.
While Kalista does have a lower win rate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kalista into Malphiteas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kalista has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Kalista is a terribly counter to Malphite. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kalista to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Malphite build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Malphite than with many other common builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Malphite with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Malphite as Kalista, you should take 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 runes players picked for Kalista vs Malphite battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.
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