Kayn with Kalista
How to Synergize Kayn and Kalista
based on 1,520 Kayn with Kalista pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kayn Kalista Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kayn with Kalista
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Advice to Understand How Kalista Will Play
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.
Kayn Kalista Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kalista as Kayn in LoL
The Kayn Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Kayn sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kalista helps Kayn perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Kayn is an ally to Kalista, he observes a little decrease in his total damage output. This difference may indicate that Kalista does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kalista.
Additionally, when Kayn plays with Kalista on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Kayn during teamfights.
Synergies between Kayn and Kalista
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Is Kayn better when played alongside Kalista?
There is no one best ally for Kayn that will 100% of the time be his best ally. Yet, overall, Kalista is a very typical ally for Kayn. By being on the same side as Kayn, she drops their win rate by -0.4% to 48.8%. This shows that there is a weak strategic relationship between Kayn and Kalista that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Kalista has a lower difficulty than Kayn. That means Kayn players don't need to be cautious when arranging Kalista comrades to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing on the same side, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Conversely, by grouping Kayn and Kalista together, you will not be giving your other teammates a lot of support. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Kalista ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Kayn in order to work well with Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The top items to have in your Kayn and Kalista synergy build include Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Kayn included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Kalista than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 48.8% helping carry Kalista with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.
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