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How to Synergize Darius with Kalista on the Same TeamDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius with Kalista

How to Win With Darius and Kalista Paired TogetherDarius is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Kalista

based on 1,137 Darius with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Darius has fought alongside Kalista in 1137 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you high-quality, usable builds to help Darius play with Kalista. It is very rare for Darius to play with Kalista on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 0.8% of rounds with Darius.

Darius Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a awful job of synergizing with Kalista. Typically, he wins a poor 46.2% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Darius when playing with Kalista by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Titanic HydraBlack CleaverSundered SkyForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Darius with Kalista

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Advice to Understand How Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Darius Kalista Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
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6.6
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
4.2
< Assists >
4.3
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
163
< Minions Killed >
167
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.45
15,962
< Physical Damage >
16,431
82
< Magic Damage >
95
3,665
< True Damage >
3,911
19,709
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
31,188
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,581
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.16
< Towers >
2.29
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,536
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,083
< Experience >
14,609
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
154
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Kalista as Darius in LoL

The Darius Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Darius sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kalista helps Darius perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Darius plays on the same team as Kalista, he sees a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Kalista does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kalista.

Moreover, when Darius plays with Kalista on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Darius in team fights.

Synergies between Darius and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Kalista

Is Darius better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no one best synergy for Darius that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. Yet, Kalista is a below average teammate for Darius. By being on the same side as Darius, she lowers their win rate by -3.0% to 46.2%. This shows that there is a negative synergy between Darius and Kalista that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Kalista has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means you must be very careful when enlisting Kalista comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Darius players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by pairing Darius and Kalista together, you may not be providing your side enough support. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that offsets this hole in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Kalista teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Kalista, we analyzed 1,137 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Darius with Kalista comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Darius to work well with Kalista during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Darius and Kalista synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Darius included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Kalista than with many other typical builds. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 46.2% helping carry Kalista with this build.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Darius and Kalista pairings, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.2% win rate overall.

If you want to see Darius and Kalista cooperations tips and stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every game played with these champs.