Kalista vs Sylas
How to Beat Sylas as Kalista
based on 1,120 Kalista vs Sylas matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Sylas Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Sylas Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Sylas
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 Sylas
Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.
Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!
Kalista vs Sylas Counter Stats
How to Counter Sylas with Kalista in LoL
The stats shown here feature some significant Kalista against Sylas counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sylas..
Kalista typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Sylas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kalista and Sylas
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Who is Better, Kalista or Sylas?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sylas, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes an ok counter to Sylas.
While Kalista does have a higher winrate compared to Sylas, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Sylasas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kalista also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kalista is a decent counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Sylas.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kalista to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Kalista versus Sylas build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Kalista incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Sylas than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Sylas as Kalista, Kalista players should use 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 that we analyzed for Kalista vs Sylas clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.
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