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Viego vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Viego in LoLViego is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Viego

based on 1,350 Viego vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kalista as Viego resulted from an evaluation of 1350 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Viego encounters Kalista in only 0.9% of their games.

Viego vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Viego does a decent job of beating Kalista. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Viego versus Kalista matches, Viego’s side is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Viego vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingDeath's DanceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Sundered SkyWit's EndTrinity ForceEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kalista as Viego

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.

Viego vs Kalista Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Kalista Image
7.3
< Kills >
8.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
6.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
34
< Minions Killed >
169
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
14,734
< Physical Damage >
16,939
1,913
< Magic Damage >
2,664
847
< True Damage >
490
17,494
< Damage Dealt >
20,093
31,790
< Damage Taken >
22,242
11,941
< Gold Earned >
12,528
1.46
< Towers >
2.44
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
15,758
< Total Healing >
6,331
13,325
< Experience >
12,127
21
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
8
230
< Time Dealing CC >
168

How to Counter Kalista with Viego in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several strategic Viego vs. Kalista matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kalista’s ratio of NaN, showing that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kalista..

Viego normally has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Kalista. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Viego and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Kalista

Who is Better, Viego or Kalista?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Viego usually wins when taking on Kalista, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Viego makes a good counter for Kalista.

While Viego does have a higher win rate compared to Kalista, when on opposite teams, Viego also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Viego into Kalista.

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

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

Viego is a decent counter for Kalista. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viego against Kalista.

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Viego, we analyzed 1,350 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 Viego 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 Viego 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego usually gets a lot less CS as Kalista. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Viego versus Kalista build include Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting Kalista than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Viego boasted an average win rate of 51.2% battling Kalista with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Kalista as Viego, Viego players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Viego vs Kalista fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

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