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How to Synergize Kalista with Anivia on the Same TeamKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista with Anivia

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How to Synergize Kalista and Anivia

based on 459 Kalista with Anivia pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Kalista has gone into battle with Anivia in 459 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can showcase robust, usable builds to help Kalista synergize with Anivia. It is very rare for Kalista to play with Anivia on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 1.3% of games with Kalista.

Kalista Anivia Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a poor job of synergizing with Anivia. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Kalista when fighting on the same team as Anivia by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kalista Items

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

Optional Items

Terminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
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E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Anivia

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Anivia

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.

Advice to Understand How Anivia Will Play

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

Kalista Anivia Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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8.5
< Kills >
8.1
7.2
< Deaths >
6.8
6.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
174
< Minions Killed >
170
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,246
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,782
< Magic Damage >
2,772
503
< True Damage >
491
21,532
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
23,804
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,972
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.39
< Towers >
2.35
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,737
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,535
< Experience >
12,251
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
179
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Anivia as Kalista in LoL

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

Overall, Kalista sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Anivia. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Anivia helps Kalista perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kalista is an ally to Anivia, she gets a marginal improvement in her total damage dealt. This change may signal that Anivia provides protection for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played alongside Anivia on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Anivia.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Anivia on the same side, she on average takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Anivia does a poor job of protecting Kalista during team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Anivia

Is Kalista better when played alongside Anivia?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Kalista that will no matter what be her ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Anivia is a decent companion for Kalista. By playing on the same team as Kalista, she improves their win rate by 1.6% to 49.0%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Kalista and Anivia that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Anivia has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means you should be careful when enlisting Anivia comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by grouping Kalista and Anivia together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates enough protection for burst damage. Plan to include other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Anivia teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Anivia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Anivia, we analyzed 459 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 Kalista with Anivia 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

If you would like to truly master Kalista to work well with Anivia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to prioritize in your Kalista and Anivia synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Anivia than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Anivia with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, Kalista players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

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