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How to Win Orianna vs Kalista Counter MatchupOrianna is in the b tier of champions

Orianna vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Orianna in LoLOrianna is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Orianna

based on 472 Orianna vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Kalista as Orianna came out of an evaluation of 472 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Orianna encounters Kalista in only 0.9% of her matches.

Orianna vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Orianna has done a ok job of countering Kalista. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Orianna versus Kalista games, Orianna’s team is 0.3% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Orianna vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Orianna Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Orianna to level upq
>
Second ability for Orianna to level upw
>
Last skill for Orianna to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Orianna's passive ability p
Orianna's q ability q
Orianna's w ability w
Orianna's e ability e
Orianna's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
14
E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kalista as Orianna

Tips for Playing as Orianna against Kalista

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

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.

Orianna vs Kalista Counter Stats

Orianna Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Kalista Image
5.2
< Kills >
8.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.7
9.7
< Assists >
5.9
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
170
< Minions Killed >
177
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.38
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.49
991
< Physical Damage >
17,393
19,384
< Magic Damage >
2,720
307
< True Damage >
541
20,682
< Damage Dealt >
20,654
18,281
< Damage Taken >
23,003
11,152
< Gold Earned >
12,872
2.22
< Towers >
2.44
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
1,828
< Total Healing >
6,618
14,253
< Experience >
12,427
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
8
340
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Kalista with Orianna in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some vital Orianna against Kalista matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kalista..

Orianna often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Kalista. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Orianna and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Orianna
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Orianna
Kalista

Who is Better, Orianna or Kalista?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Orianna usually fairs equally well when playing against Kalista, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Orianna makes an ok counter for Kalista.

While Orianna does have a higher win rate than Kalista, when they face off with one another, Orianna also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Orianna into Kalistaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Orianna has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Kalista matchups, Orianna is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Orianna is a decent counter to Kalista. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Orianna against Kalista.

Additional Information for Orianna Players

How We Calculated Our Orianna vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Orianna, we analyzed 472 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 Kalista as Orianna 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Orianna in order to counter Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Orianna often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kalista. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Orianna versus Kalista build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Kalista than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Orianna had an average win rate of 50.8% when countering Kalista with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Kalista as Orianna, Orianna players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Orianna vs Kalista matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Orianna versus Kalista tips and counter builds for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using every game played with both champions.