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

Kalista vs Jayce

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

based on 429 Kalista vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Jayce as Kalista came out of an evaluation of 429 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Kalista has to counter Jayce in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Kalista has done a decent job of beating Jayce. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions battle each other in. In Kalista vs Jayce games, Kalista’s side is 0.3% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Jayce.

Best Kalista vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusRunaan's Hurricane

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
7
E
8
Q
9
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 Jayce as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Kalista vs Jayce Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Jayce Image
8.4
< Kills >
6.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
6.2
< Assists >
6.7
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
179
< Minions Killed >
185
0.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.51
16,828
< Physical Damage >
19,472
2,619
< Magic Damage >
4,114
497
< True Damage >
631
19,944
< Damage Dealt >
24,218
22,799
< Damage Taken >
20,730
12,869
< Gold Earned >
12,136
2.5
< Towers >
2.5
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,844
< Total Healing >
2,502
12,466
< Experience >
14,405
19
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
193
< Time Dealing CC >
130

How to Counter Jayce with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Kalista against Jayce counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Jayce..

Kalista typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Jayce. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Jayce

Who is Better, Kalista or Jayce?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually wins when facing off against Jayce, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a good counter to Jayce.

While Kalista does have a higher win rate than Jayce, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Jayceas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kalista has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Jayce matchups, Kalista is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kalista is a decent counter to Jayce. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Jayce.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Kalista, we analyzed 429 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 Jayce 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 to counter Jayce during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into 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 usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jayce. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically 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, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kalista versus Jayce build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Jayce than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Jayce with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Jayce 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 builds that we analyzed for Kalista vs Jayce LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.

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