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

Kalista vs Tryndamere

How to Beat Tryndamere as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Tryndamere as Kalista

based on 814 Kalista vs Tryndamere matchups
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Tryndamere as Kalista came out of an analysis of 814 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Kalista has to counter Tryndamere in only 2.4% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a pathetic job of beating Tryndamere. On average, she wins a lowly 44.0% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Kalista versus Tryndamere matches, Kalista’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Tryndamere.

Best Kalista vs Tryndamere Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusWit's EndJak'Sho, The ProteanKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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Second ability for Kalista to level upq
>
Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Tryndamere

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 Tryndamere

Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.

Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.

Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.

Kalista vs Tryndamere Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
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7.9
< Kills >
6.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.6
6.1
< Assists >
4.4
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
170
< Minions Killed >
176
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.68
16,821
< Physical Damage >
18,825
2,687
< Magic Damage >
518
449
< True Damage >
555
19,957
< Damage Dealt >
19,899
22,141
< Damage Taken >
33,214
12,491
< Gold Earned >
12,656
2.24
< Towers >
3.07
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,436
< Total Healing >
13,717
12,319
< Experience >
15,076
19
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
175
< Time Dealing CC >
102

How to Counter Tryndamere with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several vital Kalista vs. Tryndamere matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tryndamere’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tryndamere..

Kalista normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Tryndamere. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Tryndamere

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Tryndamere
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Tryndamere

Who is Better, Kalista or Tryndamere?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Tryndamere, with a 44.0% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter to Tryndamere.

While Kalista does have a much lower winrate than Tryndamere, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kalista into Tryndamereas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kalista has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tryndamere. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Tryndamere matchups, Tryndamere is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kalista is a trash counter to Tryndamere. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Tryndamere.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Tryndamere Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tryndamere as Kalista, we analyzed 814 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 Tryndamere 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

If you would like to truly master Kalista in order to counter Tryndamere during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Tryndamere. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Kalista versus Tryndamere build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Tryndamere than with many other common builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 44.0% when playing against Tryndamere with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Tryndamere 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 runes players used for Kalista vs Tryndamere counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Tryndamere as Kalista are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.