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

Kalista with Darius

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

based on 1,137 Kalista with Darius pairs
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kalista has fought alongside Darius in 1137 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the hosts of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Kalista synergize with Darius. It is relatively rare for Kalista to play alongside Darius as allies. This has only happened in approx. 3.3% of matches with Kalista.

Kalista Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a terrible job of teaming up with Darius. On average, she wins a lowly 46.2% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Kalista when playing alongside Darius by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Vampiric ScepterBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

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

Optional Items

Wit's EndJak'Sho, The ProteanTerminusKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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Second ability for Kalista to level upq
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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
5
E
6
R
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E
8
Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Darius

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Darius

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 Darius Will Play

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.

Kalista Darius Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
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8.1
< Kills >
8.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
6.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
170
< Minions Killed >
170
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,127
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,803
< Magic Damage >
2,772
473
< True Damage >
491
20,405
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,512
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,565
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.38
< Towers >
2.35
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,571
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,166
< Experience >
12,251
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
173
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Darius as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Darius synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Darius, 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 Darius. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Darius helps Kalista perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kalista tries to synergize with Darius, she gets a small decrease in her complete damage dealt. This could indicate that Darius does not help protection for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played alongside Darius on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Darius. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Darius.

Additionally, when Kalista plays with Darius on the same team, she typically takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Darius does a decent job of covering Kalista in teamfights.

Synergies between Kalista and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Darius

Is Kalista better when played alongside Darius?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Kalista that will no matter what be her top teammate. However, overall, Darius is a not very good teammate for Kalista. By playing on the same side as Kalista, he lowers their win rate by -1.2% to 46.2%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Kalista and Darius that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Darius allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kalista and Darius together, you will not be granting your other teammates much crowd control. Plan to have other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Darius ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Darius, 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 Kalista with Darius 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 truly master Kalista in order to synergize with Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to use in your Kalista and Darius synergy build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Darius than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 46.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Darius with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.2% winrate overall.

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