Gwen with Kalista
How to Synergize Gwen and Kalista
based on 718 Gwen with Kalista pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gwen Kalista Synergy Summary
Best Gwen vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gwen and Kalista
Tips for Playing as Gwen with Kalista
Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.
Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
Advice to Understand How Kalista Will Play
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.
Gwen Kalista Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kalista as Gwen in LoL
The Gwen Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Gwen sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kalista helps Gwen perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Gwen is an ally to Kalista, she observes a small decrease in her full damage output. This could signal that Kalista does not support by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Gwen is played together with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Kalista. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kalista.
Additionally, when Gwen plays with Kalista on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Kalista does a decent job of covering Gwen in team fights.
Synergies between Gwen and Kalista
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Is Gwen better when played alongside Kalista?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Gwen that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. However, Kalista is a below average companion for Gwen. By playing on the same side as Gwen, she decreases their win rate by -1.3% to 46.8%. This demonstrates that there is a negative synergy between Gwen and Kalista that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Kalista has a greater difficulty than Gwen. That means Gwen players should be careful when finding Kalista comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by grouping Gwen and Kalista together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much crowd control. Plan to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Kalista ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to pair well with Kalista during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to build first in your Gwen and Kalista synergy build include Nashor's Tooth, Cosmic Drive, and Riftmaker. When Gwen used at least these three great items in her build, she performed a lot better as an ally of Kalista than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gwen had an average winrate of 46.8% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kalista with these items in her kit.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Gwen and Kalista pairings, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% win rate overall.
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