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How to Win Qiyana vs Kalista Counter MatchupQiyana is in the a tier of champions

Qiyana vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Qiyana

based on 404 Qiyana vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Qiyana engaged Kalista 404 times. With so many matchups for Qiyana versus Kalista gives us faith in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a supported build to defeat your rival. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Qiyana has to counter Kalista in only 0.8% of her matches.

Qiyana vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana has done a below average job of beating Kalista. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Qiyana versus Kalista games, Qiyana’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Qiyana vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Profane HydraAxiom ArcYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Qiyana

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.

Qiyana vs Kalista Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Kalista Image
8
< Kills >
8.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
6.1
< Assists >
6.3
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
149
< Minions Killed >
175
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.56
19,611
< Physical Damage >
17,210
1,821
< Magic Damage >
2,608
909
< True Damage >
480
22,341
< Damage Dealt >
20,299
23,419
< Damage Taken >
22,671
12,111
< Gold Earned >
12,805
1.66
< Towers >
2.56
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
3,082
< Total Healing >
6,498
13,739
< Experience >
12,432
18
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
8
99
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Kalista with Qiyana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several significant Qiyana versus Kalista counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between these two champs. Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kalista..

Qiyana usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kalista. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Qiyana and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Kalista

Who is Better, Qiyana or Kalista?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when facing off against Kalista, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Qiyana makes a poor counter to Kalista.

While Qiyana does have a lower win rate than Kalista, when on opposite teams, Qiyana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Qiyana into Kalistaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Qiyana also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kalista. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Kalista matchups, Kalista is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Qiyana is a garbage counter for Kalista. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Qiyana against Kalista.

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Qiyana, we analyzed 404 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 Qiyana 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 learn all of the intricacies of Qiyana in order to counter Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on 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.

Qiyana most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kalista. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Qiyana versus Kalista build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Qiyana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Kalista than with many other common builds. In fact, Qiyana boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when playing against Kalista with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Kalista as Qiyana, Qiyana players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Qiyana vs Kalista face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

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