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

Kalista vs Fiddlesticks

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

based on 555 Kalista vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
43.6 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Kalista resulted from an evaluation of 555 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Kalista has to counter Fiddlesticks in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a terrible job of beating Fiddlesticks. Normally, she wins a lowly 43.6% of games the champs face one another in. In Kalista vs Fiddlesticks matches, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Kalista vs Fiddlesticks 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

Wit's EndTerminus

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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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Fiddlesticks

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.

Kalista vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
43.6 %
VS
Win Rate
56.4 %
Fiddlesticks Image
7.5
< Kills >
5.7
7
< Deaths >
6
5.9
< Assists >
9.2
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
168
< Minions Killed >
37
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
1.18
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.36
16,264
< Physical Damage >
306
2,661
< Magic Damage >
16,984
425
< True Damage >
1,156
19,350
< Damage Dealt >
18,447
22,685
< Damage Taken >
31,661
12,197
< Gold Earned >
11,010
2.25
< Towers >
1.19
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
6,244
< Total Healing >
16,771
12,020
< Experience >
12,480
18
< Vision Score >
43
8
< Wards Placed >
3
170
< Time Dealing CC >
716

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Kalista versus Fiddlesticks counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Fiddlesticks..

Kalista often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Fiddlesticks. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Kalista or Fiddlesticks?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Fiddlesticks, with a 43.6% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter for Fiddlesticks.

While Kalista does have a much lower win rate compared to Fiddlesticks, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Fiddlesticksas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kalista is a trash counter for Fiddlesticks. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Fiddlesticks.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Kalista, we analyzed 555 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 Fiddlesticks 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

If you would like to truly master Kalista to counter Fiddlesticks during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista on average picks up much more CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kalista versus Fiddlesticks build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Fiddlesticks than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 43.6% when countering Fiddlesticks with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Fiddlesticks as Kalista, Kalista players 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 sets players chose for Kalista vs Fiddlesticks battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 43.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Kalista are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.