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

Kalista vs Ornn

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

based on 750 Kalista vs Ornn matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Ornn as Kalista resulted from an evaluation of 750 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Kalista has to counter Ornn in only 2.2% of her matches.

Kalista vs Ornn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a below average job of countering Ornn. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.1% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Kalista vs Ornn rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Ornn.

Best Kalista vs Ornn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kalista Items

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

Optional Items

TerminusWit's EndKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
>
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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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 Ornn as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Ornn

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 Ornn

Try to stay away from walls. Ornn is much less strong if he cannot stun you.

Attack Ornn to keep him from creating items in lane.

Kalista vs Ornn Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Ornn Image
7.8
< Kills >
3.7
6.8
< Deaths >
5
6
< Assists >
8.5
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
0.85
173
< Minions Killed >
161
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,235
< Physical Damage >
6,046
2,994
< Magic Damage >
11,684
553
< True Damage >
361
21,783
< Damage Dealt >
18,091
23,076
< Damage Taken >
32,301
12,604
< Gold Earned >
10,404
2.35
< Towers >
2.09
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,615
< Total Healing >
3,778
12,252
< Experience >
14,362
19
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
183
< Time Dealing CC >
596

How to Counter Ornn with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some important Kalista vs. Ornn matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ornn’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ornn. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Kalista usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Ornn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Ornn

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Ornn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Ornn

Who is Better, Kalista or Ornn?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when playing against Ornn, with a 47.1% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a poor counter to Ornn.

While Kalista does have a lower winrate compared to Ornn, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Ornnas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ornn. 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 Ornn matchups, Ornn 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 bad counter to Ornn. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Ornn.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Ornn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ornn as Kalista, we analyzed 750 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 Ornn 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 to counter Ornn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ornn. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kalista versus Ornn 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 much better when fighting Ornn than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 47.1% when playing against Ornn with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Ornn as Kalista, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kalista vs Ornn counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Kalista versus Ornn tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all rounds with data with these champs.