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

Kalista vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the s tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Kalista

based on 360 Kalista vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
44.7 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Kalista faced Cassiopeia in 360 games. With so many matchups for Kalista versus Cassiopeia provides us faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a pro build to defeat your opponent. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Kalista has to counter Cassiopeia in only 1.1% of her matches.

Kalista vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a terrible job of countering Cassiopeia. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.7% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Kalista versus Cassiopeia rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Kalista vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit'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
>
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
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Kalista vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
44.7 %
VS
Win Rate
55.3 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6
5.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
169
< Minions Killed >
166
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,516
< Physical Damage >
616
2,641
< Magic Damage >
21,606
468
< True Damage >
278
19,626
< Damage Dealt >
22,501
22,055
< Damage Taken >
25,362
12,207
< Gold Earned >
11,254
2.25
< Towers >
1.96
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,453
< Total Healing >
6,667
11,888
< Experience >
14,472
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
172
< Time Dealing CC >
427

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some valuable Kalista versus Cassiopeia matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Cassiopeia..

Kalista normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Kalista or Cassiopeia?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when playing against Cassiopeia, with a 44.7% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a bad counter for Cassiopeia.

While Kalista does have a much lower winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Cassiopeiaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kalista also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kalista is a trash counter for Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Kalista, we analyzed 360 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 Cassiopeia 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Cassiopeia build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Cassiopeia than with many other common builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 44.7% when playing against Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Cassiopeia as Kalista, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kalista vs Cassiopeia fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.7% win rate overall.

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