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How to Win Quinn vs Kalista Counter MatchupQuinn is in the a tier of champions

Quinn vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Quinn in LoLQuinn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Quinn

based on 407 Quinn vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
55.5 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Quinn did battle with Kalista 407 times. Including so many games with Quinn versus Kalista gives us faith in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a supported build to smash Kalista. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Quinn fights Kalista in only 0.8% of her rounds.

Quinn vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Quinn does a great job of beating Kalista. Typically, she wins a fantastic 55.5% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Quinn vs Kalista rounds, Quinn’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood against Kalista.

Best Quinn vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Quinn Items

~22 Mins
StormrazorYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeVoltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Quinn to level upw
>
Second ability for Quinn to level upq
>
Last skill for Quinn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Quinn's passive ability p
Quinn's q ability q
Quinn's w ability w
Quinn's e ability e
Quinn's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kalista as Quinn

Tips for Playing as Quinn against Kalista

Attacking a

Vulnerable

target marked by Valor will put Harrier on cooldown. Quickly consuming Harrier marks will allow you to generate them faster.

Use Behind Enemy Lines for traveling very long distances quickly, for farming minions around the map, or for chasing wounded targets.

Vault is powerful but must be used with caution, as enemies can attack Quinn when she strikes them. Vault can sometimes be used to cross terrain if your back is to a wall.

Advice to Win Against Kalista

Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.

If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.

Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.

Quinn vs Kalista Counter Stats

Quinn Image
Win Rate
55.5 %
VS
Win Rate
44.5 %
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7.5
< Kills >
7.9
6.7
< Deaths >
7.3
6.5
< Assists >
6
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
150
< Minions Killed >
167
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.38
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.5
20,586
< Physical Damage >
16,390
1,263
< Magic Damage >
2,482
1,194
< True Damage >
426
23,043
< Damage Dealt >
19,299
22,748
< Damage Taken >
23,256
11,809
< Gold Earned >
12,442
2.23
< Towers >
2.22
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
5,499
< Total Healing >
6,438
14,224
< Experience >
12,053
20
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
158
< Time Dealing CC >
159

How to Counter Kalista with Quinn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Quinn versus Kalista counter statistics that can help you understand the differences between this pair of champs. Quinn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Quinn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kalista..

Quinn normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kalista. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Quinn and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Quinn
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Quinn
Kalista

Who is Better, Quinn or Kalista?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Quinn usually wins when facing off against Kalista, with a 55.5% win rate. Thus, Quinn makes a fantastic counter for Kalista.

While Quinn does have a much higher win rate compared to Kalista, when facing one another, Quinn also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Quinn into Kalista.

Moreover, Quinn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Quinn vs Kalista matchups, Quinn is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Quinn is a great counter for Kalista. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Quinn against Kalista.

Additional Information for Quinn Players

How We Calculated Our Quinn vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Quinn, we analyzed 407 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 Kalista as Quinn 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

To truly master Quinn in order to counter Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Quinn often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kalista. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Quinn versus Kalista build consist of Stormrazor, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Quinn included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Kalista than with many other typical builds. In fact, Quinn had an average winrate of 55.5% when playing against Kalista with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Kalista as Quinn, Quinn players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Quinn vs Kalista counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kalista as Quinn are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.