Kalista vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as Kalista
based on 1,145 Kalista vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Riven
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 Riven
All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.
Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.
Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.
Kalista vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Kalista vs. Riven matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Riven’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Riven..
Kalista often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Riven. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Riven
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Who is Better, Kalista or Riven?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Riven, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter for Riven.
While Kalista does have a lower win rate than Riven, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Rivenas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kalista has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Kalista is a somewhat poor counter for Riven. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Riven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Riven. Champs who typically don't take much CS often 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Riven 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 much better versus Riven than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when countering Riven with this build.
To have the best chance of annihilating Riven 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Kalista vs Riven counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.
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