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How to Win Kalista vs Ashe Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Ashe

How to Beat Ashe as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ashe as Kalista

based on 2,517 Kalista vs Ashe matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
7.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ashe as Kalista came out of an analysis of 2517 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Kalista encounters Ashe in only 7.4% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Ashe Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a below average job of beating Ashe. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Kalista versus Ashe rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Ashe.

Best Kalista vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanImmortal ShieldbowRunaan's HurricaneTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash 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
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
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
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ashe as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Ashe

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 Win Against Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.

Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Kalista vs Ashe Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Ashe Image
8.2
< Kills >
5.8
6.8
< Deaths >
6.6
6.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
168
< Minions Killed >
137
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,979
< Physical Damage >
16,053
2,678
< Magic Damage >
2,571
481
< True Damage >
629
20,139
< Damage Dealt >
19,253
22,925
< Damage Taken >
18,745
12,609
< Gold Earned >
11,047
2.37
< Towers >
2.17
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,521
< Total Healing >
3,605
12,268
< Experience >
11,887
18
< Vision Score >
28
8
< Wards Placed >
12
168
< Time Dealing CC >
610

How to Counter Ashe with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here feature some significant Kalista vs. Ashe counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ashe’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ashe..

Kalista normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Ashe. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Ashe

Who is Better, Kalista or Ashe?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Ashe, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter for Ashe.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate than Ashe, when facing one another, Kalista also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Asheas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ashe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Ashe matchups, Ashe is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter to Ashe. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Ashe.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Ashe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ashe as Kalista, we analyzed 2,517 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ashe as Kalista comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Kalista Build Ashe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Ashe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Ashe. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Ashe build include Bloodthirster, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Ashe than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 48.6% battling Ashe with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Ashe as Kalista, Kalista players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Kalista vs Ashe LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

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