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How to Win Zeri vs Kalista Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Zeri

based on 375 Zeri vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. Within our data, Zeri did battle with Kalista in 375 matches. Using so many games with Zeri versus Kalista provides us faith in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to defeat Kalista. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Zeri is forced to battle against Kalista in only 1.0% of their games.

Zeri vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a below average job of beating Kalista. Normally, they wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Zeri vs Kalista matches, Zeri’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, indicating that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Kalista.

Best Zeri vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowNavori QuickbladesStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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W

Guide to Countering Kalista as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Kalista Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Kalista Image
7.1
< Kills >
8.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
7.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
186
< Minions Killed >
180
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.59
14,170
< Physical Damage >
19,574
6,577
< Magic Damage >
3,218
602
< True Damage >
545
21,350
< Damage Dealt >
23,337
22,652
< Damage Taken >
23,421
12,665
< Gold Earned >
13,401
2.38
< Towers >
2.81
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
4,155
< Total Healing >
7,275
12,676
< Experience >
12,931
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
123
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Kalista with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Zeri vs. Kalista counter stats that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Kalista..

Zeri usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their matchup does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Kalista. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Kalista

Who is Better, Zeri or Kalista?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when playing against Kalista, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Zeri makes a poor counter for Kalista.

While Zeri does have a lower winrate than Kalista, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Zeri into Kalista.

Additionally, Zeri has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Kalista matchups, Kalista is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zeri is a somewhat poor counter for Kalista. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zeri against Kalista.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Zeri, we analyzed 375 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Kalista Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zeri in order to counter Kalista during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kalista. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zeri versus Kalista build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better when facing Kalista than with most other common builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 48.3% battling Kalista with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Kalista as Zeri, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Zeri vs Kalista matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kalista as Zeri are given for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.