Kalista vs Naafiri
How to Beat Naafiri as Kalista
based on 451 Kalista vs Naafiri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Naafiri
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.
Kalista vs Naafiri Counter Stats
How to Counter Naafiri with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some important Kalista against Naafiri counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..
Kalista often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Naafiri
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Who is Better, Kalista or Naafiri?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when playing against Naafiri, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes an ok counter for Naafiri.
While Kalista does have a higher win rate compared to Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Naafirias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kalista has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Naafiri matchups, Kalista is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Kalista is a decent counter to Naafiri. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Naafiri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kalista versus Naafiri build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs. Naafiri than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 50.3% battling Naafiri with these items in her kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Naafiri 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 sets players picked for Kalista vs Naafiri matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.
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