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

Kalista vs Senna

How to Beat Senna as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Senna as Kalista

based on 2,433 Kalista vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
7.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Senna as Kalista resulted from an analysis of 2433 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Kalista encounters Senna in only 7.1% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Senna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a pathetic job of beating Senna. On average, she wins a lowly 46.6% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Kalista against Senna rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Senna.

Best Kalista vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanImmortal ShieldbowTerminusBloodthirster

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Senna as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Senna

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 Senna Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Senna Image
8.4
< Kills >
5.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
5.9
< Assists >
12.1
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
170
< Minions Killed >
60
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.57
17,428
< Physical Damage >
18,056
2,681
< Magic Damage >
318
475
< True Damage >
522
20,585
< Damage Dealt >
18,897
22,753
< Damage Taken >
17,846
12,617
< Gold Earned >
10,583
2.35
< Towers >
2.44
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,665
< Total Healing >
9,123
12,207
< Experience >
11,256
18
< Vision Score >
49
8
< Wards Placed >
20
175
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Counter Senna with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Kalista vs. Senna counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Senna’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Senna. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Kalista often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Senna. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Senna

Who is Better, Kalista or Senna?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Senna, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a poor counter for Senna.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate compared to Senna, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Sennaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kalista has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Senna. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Senna matchups, Senna is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kalista is a terribly counter to Senna. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Senna.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Kalista, we analyzed 2,433 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 Senna 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Senna 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 presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually gets more CS compared to Senna. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Senna build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Senna than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 46.6% when playing against Senna with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Senna as Kalista, Kalista players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kalista vs Senna face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Kalista x Senna tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game played with these champs.