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

Kalista vs Udyr

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

based on 972 Kalista vs Udyr matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Udyr as Kalista resulted from an analysis of 972 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kalista fights Udyr in only 2.9% of her rounds.

Kalista vs Udyr Matchup Summary

Kalista has done a decent job of countering Udyr. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Kalista versus Udyr matches, Kalista’s side is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Udyr.

Best Kalista vs Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanRunaan's HurricaneTerminus

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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E
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Udyr as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Udyr

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 Udyr

After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.

Kalista vs Udyr Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Udyr Image
8.4
< Kills >
5.2
6.6
< Deaths >
5.8
6.3
< Assists >
7.5
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
172
< Minions Killed >
79
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,783
< Physical Damage >
7,539
2,872
< Magic Damage >
9,024
494
< True Damage >
749
21,149
< Damage Dealt >
17,313
22,750
< Damage Taken >
31,567
12,737
< Gold Earned >
11,385
2.46
< Towers >
1.83
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
6,699
< Total Healing >
12,915
12,370
< Experience >
13,863
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
181
< Time Dealing CC >
2,019

How to Counter Udyr with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Kalista vs. Udyr counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Udyr’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Udyr. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Kalista usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Udyr. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Udyr

Who is Better, Kalista or Udyr?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually wins when trying to fight Udyr, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a good counter to Udyr.

While Kalista does have a higher win rate than Udyr, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Udyras 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 almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Udyr. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Udyr matchups, Kalista is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kalista is a decent counter to Udyr. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Udyr.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

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

Kalista Wins Against

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Udyr Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Udyr as Kalista, we analyzed 972 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 Udyr 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

Kalista Build Udyr Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kalista in order to counter Udyr during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista most often racks up more CS relative to Udyr. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Kalista versus Udyr build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Udyr than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Udyr with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Udyr as Kalista, you 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kalista vs Udyr LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you need to view Kalista x Udyr tips and builds for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all games run with both champions.