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

Kalista vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Kalista

based on 660 Kalista vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Vex as Kalista resulted from an evaluation of 660 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Kalista has to counter Vex in only 1.9% of her matches.

Kalista vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a below average job of beating Vex. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Kalista against Vex games, Kalista’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best Kalista vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusWit'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
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Vex as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Vex

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.

Kalista vs Vex Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Vex Image
7.9
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
6
< Assists >
7.7
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
171
< Minions Killed >
156
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,014
< Physical Damage >
1,435
2,675
< Magic Damage >
22,183
472
< True Damage >
864
19,161
< Damage Dealt >
24,483
22,824
< Damage Taken >
18,405
12,540
< Gold Earned >
11,388
2.34
< Towers >
1.92
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,484
< Total Healing >
1,972
12,262
< Experience >
13,832
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
165
< Time Dealing CC >
537

How to Counter Vex with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some influential Kalista versus Vex matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vex..

Kalista usually has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Vex

Who is Better, Kalista or Vex?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Vex, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a bad counter to Vex.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate compared to Vex, when facing one another, Kalista also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Vexas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter for Vex. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Kalista, we analyzed 660 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Vex 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kalista versus Vex build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Vex than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Vex with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Vex as Kalista, Kalista players should equip 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 players picked for Kalista vs Vex matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

If you need to see Kalista x Vex tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all matches completed with these champs.