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

Kalista vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Kalista

based on 288 Kalista vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Kalista resulted from an examination of 288 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Kalista encounters Elise in only 0.8% of her games.

Kalista vs Elise Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a terrible job of beating Elise. On average, she wins a lowly 46.9% of matches the champions face one another in. In Kalista versus Elise games, Kalista’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Elise.

Best Kalista vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Terminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
>
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
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 Elise as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Kalista vs Elise Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Elise Image
8
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
7.8
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
177
< Minions Killed >
31
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
1.27
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,685
< Physical Damage >
1,305
2,814
< Magic Damage >
16,101
482
< True Damage >
1,383
19,982
< Damage Dealt >
18,790
22,489
< Damage Taken >
28,376
12,805
< Gold Earned >
11,496
2.5
< Towers >
1.66
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
6,449
< Total Healing >
12,883
12,307
< Experience >
12,784
19
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
186
< Time Dealing CC >
175

How to Counter Elise with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several valuable Kalista vs. Elise matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Elise’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Elise..

Kalista often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Elise. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Elise

Who is Better, Kalista or Elise?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when facing off against Elise, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a bad counter for Elise.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate than Elise, when facing one another, Kalista also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Eliseas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kalista has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Elise matchups, Elise 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 garbage counter for Elise. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Elise.

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 Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Kalista, we analyzed 288 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 Elise 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 Elise Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Elise during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually accumulates much more CS relative to Elise. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kalista versus Elise build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Elise than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when playing against Elise with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Elise as Kalista, Kalista players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Kalista vs Elise LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Elise as Kalista are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.