Zilean with Kalista
How to Synergize Zilean and Kalista
based on 266 Zilean with Kalista pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Kalista Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Kalista
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Kalista
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean Kalista Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kalista as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean 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, Zilean sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kalista helps Zilean perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean is an ally to Kalista, he sees a noticable increase in his total damage dealt. This change could signal that Kalista helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played together with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kalista.
Additionally, when Zilean plays with Kalista on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Kalista does a decent job of covering Zilean during team fights.
Synergies between Zilean and Kalista
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Kalista?
There is no one best ally for Zilean that will no matter what be his top ally. However, overall, Kalista is a relatively poor companion for Zilean. By being on the same team as Zilean, she decreases their win rate by -2.2% to 48.5%. This demonstrates that there is a negative bond between Zilean and Kalista that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Kalista has a greater difficulty than Zilean. That means you need to be careful when lining up Kalista comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Fighting on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by pairing Zilean and Kalista together, you will not be providing your other teammates enough cover. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Kalista ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to work well with Kalista during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal finished items to have in your Zilean and Kalista synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Kalista than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 48.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kalista with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.5% winrate overall.
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