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

Kalista vs Syndra

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

based on 769 Kalista vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Syndra as Kalista resulted from an evaluation of 769 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Kalista encounters Syndra in only 2.3% of her matches.

Kalista vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a dismal job of countering Syndra. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champions fight one another in. In Kalista against Syndra rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.3% more expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Syndra.

Best Kalista vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneWit's End

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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Syndra as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Syndra

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 Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Kalista vs Syndra Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Syndra Image
8
< Kills >
6.7
6.7
< Deaths >
5.6
5.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
174
< Minions Killed >
179
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,569
< Physical Damage >
899
2,627
< Magic Damage >
20,606
467
< True Damage >
1,874
19,664
< Damage Dealt >
23,380
22,875
< Damage Taken >
17,296
12,606
< Gold Earned >
12,146
2.32
< Towers >
1.86
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,561
< Total Healing >
1,578
12,359
< Experience >
14,369
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
10
174
< Time Dealing CC >
381

How to Counter Syndra with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several influential Kalista against Syndra matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Syndra..

Kalista normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes more damage than Syndra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Syndra

Who is Better, Kalista or Syndra?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Syndra, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a bad counter for Syndra.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate than Syndra, when facing one another, Kalista also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Syndraas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kalista also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Syndra matchups, Syndra is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter for Syndra. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Syndra.

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 Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Kalista, we analyzed 769 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 Syndra 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 Syndra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kalista to counter Syndra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind 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 gets a similar amount of CS compared to Syndra. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kalista versus Syndra build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Syndra than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Syndra with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Syndra as Kalista, you 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 runes players used for Kalista vs Syndra fights, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

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