Kalista vs Lucian
How to Beat Lucian as Kalista
based on 2,280 Kalista vs Lucian matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Lucian Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Lucian
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 Lucian
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.
Kalista vs Lucian Counter Stats
How to Counter Lucian with Kalista in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Kalista vs. Lucian counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..
Kalista normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Lucian. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Lucian
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Who is Better, Kalista or Lucian?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Lucian, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter for Lucian.
While Kalista does have a lower winrate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Lucianas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kalista also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Kalista is a somewhat poor counter for Lucian. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Lucian.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kalista in order to counter Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista usually gets a similar amount of CS as Lucian. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Lucian build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Lucian than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Lucian with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Lucian as Kalista, Kalista players should use 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 picked for Kalista vs Lucian fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.
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