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How to Win Twitch vs Kalista Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Twitch

based on 1,334 Twitch vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Kalista as Twitch came out of an evaluation of 1334 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Twitch is forced to battle against Kalista in only 0.9% of his matches.

Twitch vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Twitch has done a good job of countering Kalista. On average, he wins a whopping 52.0% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Twitch against Kalista matches, Twitch’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Kalista.

Best Twitch vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeDagger

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameInfinity EdgeTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twitch to level upe
>
Second ability for Twitch to level upq
>
Last skill for Twitch to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
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
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kalista as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Kalista

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Kalista Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
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8.7
< Kills >
8.3
6.9
< Deaths >
7
7.6
< Assists >
6.3
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
143
< Minions Killed >
168
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.38
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,210
< Physical Damage >
17,446
3,434
< Magic Damage >
2,792
4,543
< True Damage >
498
24,188
< Damage Dealt >
20,737
21,049
< Damage Taken >
23,084
12,107
< Gold Earned >
12,679
2.09
< Towers >
2.39
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
4,555
< Total Healing >
6,425
12,376
< Experience >
12,206
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
309
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Counter Kalista with Twitch in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several valuable Twitch against Kalista counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kalista..

Twitch normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kalista. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twitch and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Kalista

Who is Better, Twitch or Kalista?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually wins when playing against Kalista, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes a good counter for Kalista.

While Twitch does have a higher winrate compared to Kalista, when facing one another, Twitch also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Twitch into Kalista.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Kalista matchups, Twitch is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Twitch is a decent counter to Kalista. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Twitch against Kalista.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Twitch, we analyzed 1,334 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 Twitch 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Twitch in order to counter Kalista during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch usually gets a similar amount of CS as Kalista. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Twitch versus Kalista build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Twitch incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Kalista than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Twitch had an average winrate of 52.0% battling Kalista with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Kalista as Twitch, Twitch players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Twitch vs Kalista matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.0% winrate overall.

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