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How to Win Kalista vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Kalista

based on 657 Kalista vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Kalista faced off against Vel'Koz 657 times. Using so many matchups for Kalista vs Vel'Koz provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to smash your opponent. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Kalista has to counter Vel'Koz in only 1.9% of her matches.

Kalista vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a poor job of beating Vel'Koz. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Kalista versus Vel'Koz rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Vel'Koz.

Best Kalista vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

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
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E
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Q
3
W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Kalista vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Vel'Koz Image
8.1
< Kills >
5.6
7
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
9.5
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
172
< Minions Killed >
90
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.51
17,187
< Physical Damage >
584
2,608
< Magic Damage >
18,118
454
< True Damage >
5,993
20,249
< Damage Dealt >
24,696
24,639
< Damage Taken >
17,229
12,809
< Gold Earned >
10,579
2.27
< Towers >
1.83
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,136
< Total Healing >
1,600
12,805
< Experience >
12,402
20
< Vision Score >
45
9
< Wards Placed >
20
179
< Time Dealing CC >
206

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Kalista against Vel'Koz counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vel'Koz..

Kalista normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Kalista or Vel'Koz?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a bad counter for Vel'Koz.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Kalista into Vel'Kozas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kalista is a terribly counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Kalista, we analyzed 657 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista most often picks up more CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kalista versus Vel'Koz build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better countering Vel'Koz than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Vel'Koz as Kalista, Kalista players should take 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 builds players chose for Kalista vs Vel'Koz fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vel'Koz as Kalista are given for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.