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How to Win Yone vs Kalista Counter MatchupYone is in the b tier of champions

Yone vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Yone in LoLYone is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Yone

based on 2,045 Yone vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Yone did battle with Kalista in 2045 games. Including so many games with Yone versus Kalista provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a solid build to counter your foe. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Yone encounters Kalista in only 0.9% of his matches.

Yone vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Yone has done a decent job of countering Kalista. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Yone vs Kalista rounds, Yone’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Yone vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

TerminusDeath's DanceImmortal ShieldbowJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yone's passive ability p
Yone's q ability q
Yone's w ability w
Yone's e ability e
Yone's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Yone

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.

Yone vs Kalista Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Kalista Image
6.5
< Kills >
8.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
5.3
< Assists >
6
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
177
< Minions Killed >
168
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.34
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,534
< Physical Damage >
17,173
4,657
< Magic Damage >
2,622
2,744
< True Damage >
502
22,937
< Damage Dealt >
20,297
25,000
< Damage Taken >
22,605
12,070
< Gold Earned >
12,583
2.13
< Towers >
2.37
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
5,750
< Total Healing >
6,490
14,688
< Experience >
12,273
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
199
< Time Dealing CC >
168

How to Counter Kalista with Yone in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several critical Yone against Kalista matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kalista..

Yone typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kalista. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yone and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Kalista

Who is Better, Yone or Kalista?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yone usually wins when playing against Kalista, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Yone makes a good counter to Kalista.

While Yone does have a higher winrate than Kalista, when they face off with one another, Yone also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Yone into Kalistaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yone also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kalista. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yone vs Kalista matchups, Yone is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Yone is a decent counter for Kalista. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yone against Kalista.

Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Yone, we analyzed 2,045 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 Yone 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 Yone to counter Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kalista. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Yone versus Kalista build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Yone used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Kalista than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Yone had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Kalista with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kalista as Yone, Yone players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Yone vs Kalista face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

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