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

Kalista vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Kalista

based on 123 Kalista vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
38.2 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Skarner as Kalista resulted from an examination of 123 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Kalista encounters Skarner in only 0.4% of her games.

Kalista vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a terrible job of beating Skarner. Typically, she wins a lowly 38.2% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Kalista vs Skarner rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.3% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Skarner.

Best Kalista vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

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
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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 Skarner as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Skarner

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 Skarner

Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!

Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.

Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.

Kalista vs Skarner Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
38.2 %
VS
Win Rate
61.8 %
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8
< Kills >
4.2
6.7
< Deaths >
5.7
5.9
< Assists >
9.8
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1
174
< Minions Killed >
34
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,110
< Physical Damage >
7,928
2,902
< Magic Damage >
3,210
634
< True Damage >
689
21,647
< Damage Dealt >
11,827
22,618
< Damage Taken >
29,377
12,718
< Gold Earned >
10,673
2.41
< Towers >
1.32
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
6,534
< Total Healing >
10,329
12,275
< Experience >
13,051
19
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
174
< Time Dealing CC >
942

How to Counter Skarner with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Kalista versus Skarner counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Skarner. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Kalista often has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Skarner

Who is Better, Kalista or Skarner?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Skarner, with a 38.2% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a bad counter to Skarner.

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

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Skarner matchups, Skarner 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 team fights.

Kalista is a bad counter for Skarner. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Skarner.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Kalista, we analyzed 123 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 Skarner 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 Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually racks up much more CS relative to Skarner. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kalista versus Skarner build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Skarner than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 38.2% battling Skarner with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Skarner as Kalista, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kalista vs Skarner LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 38.2% winrate overall.

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