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How to Win Sejuani vs Kalista Counter MatchupSejuani is in the b tier of champions

Sejuani vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Sejuani in LoLSejuani is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Sejuani

based on 320 Sejuani vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.66
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Kalista as Sejuani came out of an examination of 320 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Sejuani has to counter Kalista in only 0.8% of her games.

Sejuani vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sejuani has done a poor job of beating Kalista. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Sejuani against Kalista matches, Sejuani’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Sejuani vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Sejuani Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Sejuani's passive ability p
Sejuani's q ability q
Sejuani's w ability w
Sejuani's e ability e
Sejuani's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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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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R

Guide to Countering Kalista as Sejuani

Tips for Playing as Sejuani against Kalista

Melee allies can stack Frost for your Permafrost, keep an eye on who they are attacking.

Save Glacial Prison for encounters where you have teammates present to take advantage of it.

Use Arctic Assault to escape bad situations, interupt channeled spells or chase runners.

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.

Sejuani vs Kalista Counter Stats

Sejuani Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Kalista Image
4
< Kills >
8.6
5.6
< Deaths >
6.8
10.9
< Assists >
6.4
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
2.04
43
< Minions Killed >
170
1.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.55
6,970
< Physical Damage >
19,252
6,622
< Magic Damage >
3,175
854
< True Damage >
545
14,447
< Damage Dealt >
22,973
34,561
< Damage Taken >
23,355
10,636
< Gold Earned >
12,851
1.4
< Towers >
2.51
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
11,740
< Total Healing >
6,849
12,746
< Experience >
12,374
23
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
8
481
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Kalista with Sejuani in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Sejuani against Kalista matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Sejuani’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kalista’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sejuani may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kalista. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sejuani usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Kalista. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sejuani and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Sejuani
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sejuani
Kalista

Who is Better, Sejuani or Kalista?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sejuani usually loses when facing off against Kalista, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Sejuani makes a poor counter to Kalista.

While Sejuani does have a lower win rate than Kalista, when they face off with one another, Sejuani also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Sejuani into Kalista.

Moreover, Sejuani also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kalista. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Sejuani vs Kalista matchups, Kalista is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sejuani is a trash counter for Kalista. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sejuani against Kalista.

Additional Information for Sejuani Players

How We Calculated Our Sejuani vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Sejuani, we analyzed 320 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 Sejuani 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 Sejuani to counter Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sejuani often picks up a lot less CS as Kalista. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Sejuani versus Kalista build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sejuani incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Kalista than with many other common builds. In fact, Sejuani boasted an average winrate of 47.2% when countering Kalista with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Kalista as Sejuani, Sejuani players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Sejuani vs Kalista face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you need to view Sejuani x Kalista tips and counter builds for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every match played with these champs.