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

Kalista vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Kalista

based on 860 Kalista vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Kalista faced off against Sona in 860 games. Having so many matchups for Kalista versus Sona gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide useful data and a solid build to annihilate your enemy. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Kalista is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.5% of her matches.

Kalista vs Sona Matchup Summary

Kalista does a ok job of beating Sona. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Kalista vs Sona games, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Kalista vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Vampiric ScepterBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

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
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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
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E
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Sona as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Kalista vs Sona Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Sona Image
7.9
< Kills >
2.3
6.3
< Deaths >
5.6
5.8
< Assists >
14.6
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
171
< Minions Killed >
29
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.63
17,033
< Physical Damage >
1,761
2,554
< Magic Damage >
8,421
416
< True Damage >
540
20,003
< Damage Dealt >
10,722
21,977
< Damage Taken >
17,732
12,430
< Gold Earned >
8,435
2.48
< Towers >
2.42
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,488
< Total Healing >
11,864
11,962
< Experience >
10,357
19
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
23
177
< Time Dealing CC >
49

How to Counter Sona with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Kalista against Sona matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Kalista normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Sona

Who is Better, Kalista or Sona?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sona, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes an ok counter for Sona.

While Kalista does have a higher winrate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Sonaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Sona matchups, Kalista is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a decent counter to Sona. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

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

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Kalista, we analyzed 860 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 Sona 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista on average gets much more CS as Sona. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Sona build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Sona than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Sona with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Sona as Kalista, you should take 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 builds that we analyzed for Kalista vs Sona fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you need to view Kalista x Sona tips and counter stats for a a distinct division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game finished with these champs.