Kalista vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Kalista
based on 2,295 Kalista vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Kalista vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Kalista vs. Yasuo matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..
Kalista typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Kalista or Yasuo?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yasuo, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes an ok counter for Yasuo.
While Kalista does have a higher win rate than Yasuo, when facing one another, Kalista also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Yasuoas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kalista also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Yasuo matchups, Kalista is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Kalista is a decent counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kalista to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Yasuo. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Kalista versus Yasuo build consist of Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Yasuo than with many other common builds. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Yasuo with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Yasuo as Kalista, Kalista players 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kalista vs Yasuo matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.
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