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

Kalista with Vex

How to Win With Kalista and Vex Paired TogetherKalista is in the b tier of champions
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Mage

How to Synergize Kalista and Vex

based on 602 Kalista with Vex pairs
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Kalista has gone into battle with Vex in 602 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the makers of League, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Kalista play with Vex. It is relatively rare for Kalista to play with Vex as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.8% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Vex Synergy Summary

Kalista has done a average job of playing alongside Vex. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.7% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Kalista when playing alongside Vex by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Kalista Items

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

Optional Items

TerminusWit's End

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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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Vex

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Vex

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 Vex Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Vex Image
8.3
< Kills >
8.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
168
< Minions Killed >
170
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,521
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,760
< Magic Damage >
2,772
441
< True Damage >
491
20,723
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,999
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,624
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.42
< Towers >
2.35
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,890
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,317
< Experience >
12,251
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
166
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Vex as Kalista in LoL

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

When Kalista is paired with Vex, she sees a small increase in her full damage dealt. This may indicate that Vex provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that their support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Vex on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Vex.

Additionally, when Kalista plays with Vex on the same side, she often takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Vex does a poor job of covering Kalista in team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Vex

Is Kalista better when played alongside Vex?

There is no perfect synergy for Kalista that will no matter what be her top teammate. Yet, overall, Vex is a decent companion for Kalista. By being on the same side as Kalista, they improves their win rate by 2.3% to 49.7%. This shows that there is a somewhat important synergy between Kalista and Vex that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Vex has a much lower diffuclty than Kalista. That means Kalista players don't need to be very careful when arranging Vex comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, Kalista players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by bringing Kalista and Vex together, you may not be providing your side enough engage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Vex ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Vex Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Vex, we analyzed 602 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 Vex 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 Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to have in your Kalista and Vex synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Vex than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Vex with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, Kalista players 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Vex with Kalista are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located above.