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

Kalista vs Rengar

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How to Beat Rengar as Kalista

based on 1,156 Kalista vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Kalista faced Rengar 1156 times. Using so many matchups for Kalista versus Rengar provides us confidence in our capability to prepare informative stats and a supported build to annihilate Rengar. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kalista has to counter Rengar in only 3.4% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a pathetic job of beating Rengar. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.6% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Kalista vs Rengar games, Kalista’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Rengar.

Best Kalista vs Rengar 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

Jak'Sho, The ProteanGuardian AngelRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Rengar as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Kalista vs Rengar Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Rengar Image
8
< Kills >
8.1
7
< Deaths >
6.7
5.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
171
< Minions Killed >
42
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
1.22
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
16,510
< Physical Damage >
17,169
2,459
< Magic Damage >
1,285
431
< True Damage >
1,077
19,400
< Damage Dealt >
19,532
22,691
< Damage Taken >
32,340
12,496
< Gold Earned >
12,713
2.38
< Towers >
1.36
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
6,194
< Total Healing >
15,616
12,052
< Experience >
13,728
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
5
176
< Time Dealing CC >
230

How to Counter Rengar with Kalista in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Kalista against Rengar counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Rengar..

Kalista normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Rengar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Rengar

Who is Better, Kalista or Rengar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Rengar, with a 46.6% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter to Rengar.

While Kalista does have a lower winrate compared to Rengar, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Rengaras her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kalista has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rengar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Rengar matchups, Rengar is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kalista is a bad counter for Rengar. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Rengar.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Kalista, we analyzed 1,156 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 Rengar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kalista in order to counter Rengar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually picks up much more CS relative to Rengar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Kalista versus Rengar build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Rengar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 46.6% when playing against Rengar with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Rengar as Kalista, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Kalista vs Rengar matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.6% winrate overall.

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