Kalista vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Kalista
based on 1,005 Kalista vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Nami Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nami as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Nami
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 Nami
Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.
Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.
Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.
Kalista vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Kalista vs. Nami counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nami. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Kalista usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Nami. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kalista and Nami
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Who is Better, Kalista or Nami?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when playing against Nami, with a 45.7% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a poor counter to Nami.
While Kalista does have a much lower winrate compared to Nami, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Namias her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kalista has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kalista is a terribly counter to Nami. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Nami.
Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista
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How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Nami Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kalista in order to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista most often gets much more CS compared to Nami. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Kalista versus Nami build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Nami than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 45.7% battling Nami with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Nami as Kalista, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Kalista vs Nami matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nami as Kalista are presented for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.