Kassadin vs Kalista
How to Beat Kalista as Kassadin
based on 460 Kassadin vs Kalista matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Kalista Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Kalista
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
Advice to Win Against Kalista
Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.
If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.
Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.
Kassadin vs Kalista Counter Stats
How to Counter Kalista with Kassadin in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some influential Kassadin vs. Kalista counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kalista..
Kassadin normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Kalista. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kassadin and Kalista
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Kalista?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when facing off against Kalista, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes a good counter to Kalista.
While Kassadin does have a higher winrate compared to Kalista, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Kalistaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kassadin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Kalista matchups, Kassadin is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Kassadin is a decent counter for Kalista. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kassadin against Kalista.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kassadin to counter Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kalista. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kassadin versus Kalista build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Kalista than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 51.5% battling Kalista with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating Kalista as Kassadin, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Kassadin vs Kalista counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.5% winrate overall.
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