Kalista vs Lulu
How to Beat Lulu as Kalista
based on 558 Kalista vs Lulu matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Lulu Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Lulu Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Lulu
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 Lulu
Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.
The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.
Kalista vs Lulu Counter Stats
How to Counter Lulu with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Kalista vs. Lulu matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lulu. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Kalista typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Lulu. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Lulu
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Who is Better, Kalista or Lulu?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when playing against Lulu, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes an ok counter for Lulu.
While Kalista does have a higher win rate than Lulu, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Luluas her relative depth means 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 Lulu. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Lulu matchups, Kalista is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Kalista is a decent counter for Lulu. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Lulu.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kalista to counter Lulu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista most often picks up much more CS compared to Lulu. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Lulu build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Lulu than with many other common builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 50.2% battling Lulu with these items in her kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Lulu 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 that we analyzed for Kalista vs Lulu LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.
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