Kalista vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Kalista
based on 708 Kalista vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Yorick Counter Build
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Core Kalista Items
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Yorick
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 Yorick
You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.
You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.
Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.
Kalista vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Kalista in LoL
The stats provided here feature some strategic Kalista versus Yorick matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between this set of champions. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Yorick. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Kalista usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Yorick. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Yorick
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Who is Better, Kalista or Yorick?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yorick, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes an ok counter to Yorick.
While Kalista does have a lower winrate compared to Yorick, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Yorickas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kalista also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a similar 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 to Yorick. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Yorick.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kalista to counter Yorick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Yorick. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Yorick build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Yorick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 49.9% battling Yorick with these items in her kit.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Yorick 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 rune builds we have analyed for Kalista vs Yorick face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.
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