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How to Win Kalista vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Kalista

based on 226 Kalista vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our data, Kalista faced Rek'Sai in 226 games. With so many games with Kalista vs Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to crush Rek'Sai. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Kalista encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.7% of her games.

Kalista vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Kalista does a ok job of beating Rek'Sai. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Kalista versus Rek'Sai matches, Kalista’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Kalista vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

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
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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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Kalista vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6
6.1
< Assists >
7.5
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
167
< Minions Killed >
31
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.21
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,541
< Physical Damage >
13,092
2,627
< Magic Damage >
78
518
< True Damage >
3,337
19,687
< Damage Dealt >
16,507
21,671
< Damage Taken >
31,944
12,111
< Gold Earned >
11,106
2.38
< Towers >
1.37
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
6,112
< Total Healing >
15,187
11,561
< Experience >
12,370
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
184
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some important Kalista vs. Rek'Sai matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Kalista typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Kalista or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Kalista also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Rek'Saias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kalista has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter for Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Kalista, we analyzed 226 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 Rek'Sai 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.

Other Useful Resources

Kalista Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kalista in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista often accumulates much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kalista versus Rek'Sai build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 49.6% battling Rek'Sai with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Rek'Sai 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 rune combinations players used for Kalista vs Rek'Sai counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

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