Kalista vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Kalista
based on 1,008 Kalista vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Kalista vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several strategic Kalista against Kayle matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kayle..
Kalista usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kalista and Kayle
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Who is Better, Kalista or Kayle?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when facing off against Kayle, with a 46.2% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter to Kayle.
While Kalista does have a lower win rate compared to Kayle, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Kayleas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kalista also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Kalista is a bad counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kalista to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Kalista versus Kayle 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 against Kayle than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 46.2% when countering Kayle with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Kayle 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 rune combinations players used for Kalista vs Kayle face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.2% winrate overall.
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