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Kalista with Jax

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How to Synergize Kalista and Jax

based on 2,308 Kalista with Jax pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kalista has been on the same team as Jax in 2308 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much complete data from the creators of League, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Kalista synergize with Jax. It is somewhat uncommon for Kalista to play alongside Jax on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 6.8% of matches with Kalista.

Kalista Jax Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a below average job of synergizing with Jax. Typically, she wins an acceptable 49.4% of games the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Kalista when playing alongside Jax by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

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

Optional Items

BloodthirsterWit's EndJak'Sho, The ProteanTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerboost 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: 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
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Jax

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Jax

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 Jax Will Play

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

Kalista Jax Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
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8
< Kills >
8.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
168
< Minions Killed >
170
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,807
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,753
< Magic Damage >
2,772
489
< True Damage >
491
20,051
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,170
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,408
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.35
< Towers >
2.35
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,407
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,000
< Experience >
12,251
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
169
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Jax as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Jax synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jax, 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 Jax. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Jax helps Kalista perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kalista plays on the same team as Jax, she sees a small decrease in her total damage output. This may indicate that Jax doesn't help cover for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played together with Jax on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Jax. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Jax.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Jax on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Jax does a decent job of covering Kalista during teamfights.

Synergies between Kalista and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Jax

Is Kalista better when played alongside Jax?

There is no ideal synergy for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her ideal ally. However, overall, Jax is a good companion for Kalista. By playing on the same side as Kalista, he increases their win rate by 2.0% to 49.4%. This signals that there is a somewhat important synergy between Kalista and Jax that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Jax has a lower difficulty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Jax allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting together, Kalista players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Kalista and Jax together, you may not be granting your team a lot of utility. We recommend you include other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Jax ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Jax Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Jax, we analyzed 2,308 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 Jax 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to synergize with Jax during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to include in your Kalista and Jax synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Jax than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 49.4% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Jax with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating 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 builds players chose for Kalista and Jax pairings, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Jax with Kalista are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.