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How to Synergize Illaoi with Kalista on the Same TeamIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi with Kalista

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How to Synergize Illaoi and Kalista

based on 583 Illaoi with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.46
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Illaoi has been on the same team as Kalista in 583 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data straight from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Illaoi synergize with Kalista. It is very rare for Illaoi to play alongside Kalista as allies. This has only taken place in approximately 0.8% of matches with Illaoi.

Illaoi Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a below average job of synergizing with Kalista. Normally, she wins an acceptable 48.7% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Illaoi when playing alongside Kalista by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Sundered SkyHullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Kalista

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi Kalista Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Kalista Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
4.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
188
< Minions Killed >
190
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.57
24,476
< Physical Damage >
24,827
842
< Magic Damage >
835
406
< True Damage >
407
25,725
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
35,831
< Damage Taken >
35,928
11,989
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.75
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,758
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,303
< Experience >
15,333
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
402
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Kalista as Illaoi in LoL

The Illaoi 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, Illaoi 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 worsening shows that Kalista helps Illaoi perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Illaoi is paired with Kalista, she observes a little drop in her complete damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Kalista does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played together with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kalista.

Moreover, when Illaoi plays with Kalista on the same side, she on average receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Illaoi during team fights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Kalista

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Illaoi that will no matter what be her ideal ally. Yet, Kalista is a very typical companion for Illaoi. By playing on the same side as Illaoi, she drops their win rate by -0.9% to 48.7%. This demonstrates that there is only a small synergy between Illaoi and Kalista that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Kalista has a greater difficulty than Illaoi. That means Illaoi players should be cautious when finding Kalista comrades to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working alongside, Illaoi players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by pairing Illaoi and Kalista together, you may not be providing your other teammates a great deal of support. Make sure to have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their abilities.

Regardless of your Kalista ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Kalista, we analyzed 583 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Illaoi with Kalista comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Illaoi to synergize with Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to include in your Illaoi and Kalista synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Kalista than with most other common builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 48.7% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kalista with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Kalista with Illaoi are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.