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How to Synergize Kalista and Qiyana

based on 432 Kalista with Qiyana pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Kalista has fought alongside Qiyana in 432 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much complete data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Kalista play with Qiyana. It is very rare for Kalista to play alongside Qiyana on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.3% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Qiyana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Qiyana. Normally, she wins a dismal 47.0% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Kalista when fighting on the same team as Qiyana by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

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
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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
5
E
6
R
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E
8
Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Qiyana

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Qiyana

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.

Kalista Qiyana Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Qiyana Image
8.2
< Kills >
8.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.8
6.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
171
< Minions Killed >
170
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,294
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,838
< Magic Damage >
2,772
537
< True Damage >
491
20,669
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,960
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,663
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.46
< Towers >
2.35
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,653
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,297
< Experience >
12,251
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
177
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Qiyana as Kalista in LoL

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

When Kalista is paired with Qiyana, she gets a marginal improvement in her full damage dealt. This change may indicate that Qiyana provides cover for her to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played together with Qiyana on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Qiyana. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Qiyana.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Qiyana on the same side, she often takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Qiyana does a poor job of covering Kalista in team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Qiyana

Is Kalista better when played alongside Qiyana?

There is no top ally for Kalista that will no matter what be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Qiyana is a very typical ally for Kalista. By playing on the same team as Kalista, she lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 47.0%. This demonstrates that there is a weak strategic relationship between Kalista and Qiyana that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Qiyana has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means you must be careful when finding Qiyana comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working alongside, Kalista players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by aligning Kalista and Qiyana together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a great deal of protection for burst damage. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Qiyana ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Qiyana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Qiyana, we analyzed 432 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 Qiyana 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.

Other Useful Resources

Kalista Build Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Kalista to synergize with Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to use in your Kalista and Qiyana synergy build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better as an ally of Qiyana than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when playing alongside Qiyana with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use 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 combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Qiyana with Kalista are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.