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

Kalista with Draven

How to Win With Kalista and Draven Paired TogetherKalista is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kalista and Draven

based on 102 Kalista with Draven pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Kalista has fought alongside Draven in 102 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Kalista play with Draven. It is very rare for Kalista to play with Draven as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.3% of matches with Kalista.

Kalista Draven Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a poor job of teaming up with Draven. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Kalista when playing alongside Draven by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRunaan's HurricaneWit's End

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure 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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E
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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 Synergizing Kalista and Draven

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Draven

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 Draven Will Play

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

Kalista Draven Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Draven Image
7.5
< Kills >
8.1
7.8
< Deaths >
6.8
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
151
< Minions Killed >
170
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.49
19,176
< Physical Damage >
17,374
1,997
< Magic Damage >
2,772
658
< True Damage >
491
21,832
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
24,327
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,121
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.62
< Towers >
2.35
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
4,881
< Total Healing >
6,568
13,223
< Experience >
12,251
26
< Vision Score >
19
12
< Wards Placed >
8
205
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Draven as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Draven synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Draven, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Draven. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Draven helps Kalista perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kalista plays on the same team as Draven, she gets a small increase in her full damage output. This may demonstrate that Draven supports by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Draven on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Draven.

Additionally, when Kalista plays with Draven on the same team, she on average receives more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Draven does a poor job of covering Kalista in team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Draven

Is Kalista better when played alongside Draven?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her ideal teammate. Yet, Draven is a pretty good teammate for Kalista. By playing on the same team as Kalista, he raises their win rate by 1.6% to 49.0%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good synergy between Kalista and Draven that results in them performing better together than alone.

Draven has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means you should be careful when lining up Draven teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Kalista and Draven together, you probably will not be providing your team enough magic damage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Draven teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Draven Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Draven, we analyzed 102 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 Draven 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 Kalista in order to synergize with Draven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to have in your Kalista and Draven synergy build consist of Bloodthirster, Runaan's Hurricane, and Wit's End. When Kalista bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Draven than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 49.0% helping carry Draven with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Kalista players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

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