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

Kalista vs Vayne

How to Beat Vayne as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vayne as Kalista

based on 1,927 Kalista vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vayne as Kalista resulted from an evaluation of 1927 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Kalista encounters Vayne in only 5.7% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a terrible job of beating Vayne. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.6% of matches the champions face one another in. In Kalista vs Vayne games, Kalista’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Kalista vs Vayne 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 HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

BloodthirsterJak'Sho, The ProteanImmortal ShieldbowKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
12
Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Vayne as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Kalista vs Vayne Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
44.6 %
VS
Win Rate
55.4 %
Vayne Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
5.9
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
171
< Minions Killed >
159
0.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.54
17,453
< Physical Damage >
15,085
2,725
< Magic Damage >
1,500
477
< True Damage >
4,496
20,655
< Damage Dealt >
21,082
22,189
< Damage Taken >
20,204
12,564
< Gold Earned >
11,985
2.39
< Towers >
2.45
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,344
< Total Healing >
5,616
12,017
< Experience >
12,503
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
169
< Time Dealing CC >
68

How to Counter Vayne with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some strategic Kalista vs. Vayne matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vayne..

Kalista usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Vayne

Who is Better, Kalista or Vayne?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Vayne, with a 44.6% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a bad counter for Vayne.

While Kalista does have a much lower winrate compared to Vayne, when facing one another, Kalista also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Kalista into Vayneas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kalista has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vayne. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a terribly counter for Vayne. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Vayne.

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

LilliaLillia+ 53% 1980 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.4% 695 GamesSejuaniSejuani+ 54.8% 330 GamesSamiraSamira+ 59.1% 115 Games

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Kalista, we analyzed 1,927 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Vayne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vayne. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kalista versus Vayne build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kalista combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Vayne than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 44.6% when countering Vayne with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Vayne 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Kalista vs Vayne face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 44.6% winrate overall.

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