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Kalista with Samira

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How to Synergize Kalista and Samira

based on 115 Kalista with Samira pairs
Win Rate
59.1 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Kalista has been on the same team as Samira in 115 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data straight from the makers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Kalista synergize with Samira. It is very rare for Kalista to play with Samira as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.3% of matches with Kalista.

Kalista Samira Synergy Summary

Kalista has done a great job of teaming up with Samira. Normally, she wins an epic 59.1% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Kalista when playing alongside Samira 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 Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Samira

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Samira

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 Samira Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
59.1 %
VS
Win Rate
40.9 %
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7.4
< Kills >
8.1
7.1
< Deaths >
6.8
5.2
< Assists >
6.1
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
177
< Minions Killed >
170
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.49
20,192
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,179
< Magic Damage >
2,772
599
< True Damage >
491
22,971
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
24,333
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,833
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.95
< Towers >
2.35
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,027
< Total Healing >
6,568
14,182
< Experience >
12,251
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
215
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Samira as Kalista in LoL

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

When Kalista is paired with Samira, she sees a sizeable uptick in her complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Samira helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played together with Samira on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Samira.

Additionally, when Kalista plays with Samira on the same side, she usually receives more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Samira does a poor job of protecting Kalista in team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Samira

Is Kalista better when played alongside Samira?

There is no perfect synergy for Kalista that will no matter what be her top teammate. However, overall, Samira is a fantastic companion for Kalista. By being on the same side as Kalista, she raises their win rate by 11.7% to 59.1%. This shows that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Kalista and Samira that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Samira has a lower difficulty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Samira comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing on the same side, Kalista players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Kalista and Samira together, you will not be providing your other teammates much utility. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that offsets this hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Samira ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Samira Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Samira, we analyzed 115 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 Samira 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 in order to synergize with Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Kalista and Samira synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Samira than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 59.1% when playing alongside Samira with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you 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 rune builds players chose for Kalista and Samira pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 59.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Samira with Kalista are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu above.