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

Kalista vs Zac

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

based on 790 Kalista vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Kalista faced Zac in 790 rounds. Using so many games with Kalista versus Zac gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a solid build to shatter your rival. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Kalista fights Zac in only 2.3% of her games.

Kalista vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a poor job of beating Zac. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Kalista against Zac matches, Kalista’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Zac.

Best Kalista vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneTerminus

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
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
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 Zac as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Kalista vs Zac Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Zac Image
8
< Kills >
4.7
7
< Deaths >
4.7
6.4
< Assists >
11.4
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
174
< Minions Killed >
60
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.95
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,377
< Physical Damage >
1,413
3,213
< Magic Damage >
14,780
1,160
< True Damage >
1,095
22,751
< Damage Dealt >
17,289
23,278
< Damage Taken >
39,512
12,630
< Gold Earned >
10,725
2.32
< Towers >
1.59
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
6,627
< Total Healing >
41,424
12,159
< Experience >
12,966
19
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
8
182
< Time Dealing CC >
455

How to Counter Zac with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several vital Kalista versus Zac counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zac. This observation is largely caused by the differences in killsdeaths.

Kalista normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Zac. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Zac

Who is Better, Kalista or Zac?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kalista into Zacas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kalista is a bad counter for Zac. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Zac.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

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Kalista Wins Against

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Kalista, we analyzed 790 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 Zac 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Zac 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 listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista often racks up more CS as Zac. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well 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 shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kalista versus Zac build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Zac than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Zac with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Zac as Kalista, Kalista players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Kalista vs Zac face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.5% winrate overall.

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