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

Kalista with Zac

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

based on 804 Kalista with Zac pairs
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kalista has gone into battle with Zac in 804 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much relevant data directly from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, usable builds to help Kalista play with Zac. It is relatively rare for Kalista to play with Zac on the same team. This has only occurred in approx. 2.4% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Zac Synergy Summary

Kalista has done a ok job of teaming up with Zac. Typically, she wins an acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Kalista when playing alongside Zac by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Zac 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

TerminusKraken SlayerJak'Sho, The ProteanWit'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
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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
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E
5
E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Zac

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Zac

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 Zac Will Play

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Kalista Zac Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
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9
< Kills >
8.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
6
< Assists >
6.1
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
170
< Minions Killed >
170
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,891
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,693
< Magic Damage >
2,772
423
< True Damage >
491
21,008
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,381
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,821
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.43
< Towers >
2.35
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,372
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,105
< Experience >
12,251
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
177
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Zac as Kalista in LoL

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

When Kalista plays on the same team as Zac, she gets a small increase in her complete damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Zac supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Zac 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 synergisticly with Zac.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Zac on the same side, she on average takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Zac does a decent job of covering Kalista during teamfights.

Synergies between Kalista and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Zac

Is Kalista better when played alongside Zac?

There is no top ally for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, Zac is a pretty good teammate for Kalista. By locking into the same team as Kalista, he raises their win rate by 2.2% to 49.6%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good bond between Kalista and Zac that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Zac has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means Kalista players must be cautious when enlisting Zac teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by bringing Kalista and Zac together, you may not be granting your side enough utility. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Zac ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Zac, we analyzed 804 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 Zac 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 truly master Kalista to pair well with Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kalista and Zac synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Zac than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 49.6% when playing alongside Zac with this build.

To have the best probability 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 sets players used for Kalista and Zac pairings, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kalista and Zac cooperations tips and builds for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using every match with data with both champs.