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

Kalista vs Warwick

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

based on 1,327 Kalista vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Warwick as Kalista resulted from an examination of 1327 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Kalista fights Warwick in only 3.9% of her games.

Kalista vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a below average job of beating Warwick. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Kalista vs Warwick games, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Kalista vs Warwick 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 HurricaneWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

BloodthirsterJak'Sho, The ProteanTerminusGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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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
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Warwick as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Kalista vs Warwick Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Warwick Image
8.6
< Kills >
7.3
6.8
< Deaths >
7
6.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
162
< Minions Killed >
53
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
1.27
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,174
< Physical Damage >
7,587
2,984
< Magic Damage >
8,772
481
< True Damage >
823
21,640
< Damage Dealt >
17,183
22,621
< Damage Taken >
38,597
12,577
< Gold Earned >
11,427
2.4
< Towers >
1.43
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
6,569
< Total Healing >
20,463
12,131
< Experience >
12,895
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
6
155
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Warwick with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Kalista against Warwick counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick..

Kalista usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Warwick. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Warwick

Who is Better, Kalista or Warwick?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when facing off against Warwick, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a bad counter to Warwick.

While Kalista does have a lower winrate than Warwick, when facing one another, Kalista also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Warwickas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter for Warwick. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Kalista, we analyzed 1,327 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 Warwick 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista often picks up much more CS as Warwick. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kalista versus Warwick build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Warwick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Warwick with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Warwick as Kalista, you 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 rune combinations players used for Kalista vs Warwick matchups, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

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