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

Kalista vs Katarina

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

based on 1,180 Kalista vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Kalista came out of an evaluation of 1180 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Kalista encounters Katarina in only 3.5% of her games.

Kalista vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Kalista does a ok job of beating Katarina. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Kalista vs Katarina matches, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Kalista vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneJak'Sho, The ProteanGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

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
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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
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Kalista vs Katarina Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Katarina Image
8.3
< Kills >
9.7
7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.2
< Assists >
5.9
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
169
< Minions Killed >
155
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.34
17,277
< Physical Damage >
2,064
2,871
< Magic Damage >
21,312
499
< True Damage >
947
20,648
< Damage Dealt >
24,323
22,435
< Damage Taken >
24,031
12,552
< Gold Earned >
12,168
2.43
< Towers >
1.52
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,144
< Total Healing >
3,216
12,135
< Experience >
13,842
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
174
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several strategic Kalista versus Katarina matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Katarina..

Kalista normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Katarina

Who is Better, Kalista or Katarina?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Katarina, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Kalista does have a higher winrate than Katarina, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Katarinaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Katarina matchups, Kalista is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kalista is a decent counter to Katarina. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Kalista, we analyzed 1,180 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kalista to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Katarina build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Katarina than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 50.7% battling Katarina with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Katarina 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. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Kalista vs Katarina counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

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