Malphite with Kalista
How to Synergize Malphite and Kalista
based on 1,323 Malphite with Kalista pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Malphite Kalista Synergy Summary
Best Malphite vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Kalista
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Kalista
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite Kalista Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kalista as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite 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, Malphite sees a very large drop 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 Malphite perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Malphite is paired with Kalista, he observes a little decrease in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Kalista doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Kalista. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kalista.
Additionally, when Malphite plays with Kalista on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Kalista does a decent job of covering Malphite during teamfights.
Synergies between Malphite and Kalista
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Kalista?
There is no one best champion pairing for Malphite that will no matter what be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Kalista is a below average ally for Malphite. By locking into the same team as Malphite, she lowers their win rate by -2.0% to 48.1%. This signals that there is a bad strategic relationship between Malphite and Kalista that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Kalista has a much greater difficulty compared to Malphite. That means Malphite players need to be careful when finding Kalista comrades to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to play well with you.
Working on the same side, Malphite players will likely observe 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.
Conversely, by aligning Malphite and Kalista together, you probably will not be giving your team a great deal of utility. We recommend you include other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Kalista teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to pair well with Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to use in your Malphite and Kalista synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Kalista than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 48.1% helping carry Kalista with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.
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