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How to Synergize Kai'Sa with Kalista on the Same TeamKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa with Kalista

How to Win With Kai'Sa and Kalista Paired TogetherKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kai'Sa and Kalista

based on 183 Kai'Sa with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
38.8 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Kai'Sa has fought alongside Kalista in 183 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much great data straight from the makers of League, we are completely sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Kai'Sa synergize with Kalista. It is very rare for Kai'Sa to play alongside Kalista on the same side. This has only occurred in approx. 0.1% of rounds with Kai'Sa.

Kai'Sa Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a awful job of teaming up with Kalista. On average, she wins a dismal 38.8% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Kai'Sa when playing alongside Kalista by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kai'Sa vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTear of the Goddess

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

TerminusMuramanaKraken SlayerNashor's Tooth

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
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Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
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Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kai'Sa and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa with Kalista

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa Kalista Synergy Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
38.8 %
VS
Win Rate
61.2 %
Kalista Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
5.4
< Assists >
6.2
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
173
< Minions Killed >
180
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
9,587
< Physical Damage >
12,169
10,462
< Magic Damage >
8,110
540
< True Damage >
432
20,591
< Damage Dealt >
20,712
19,512
< Damage Taken >
20,172
11,834
< Gold Earned >
12,522
1.77
< Towers >
2.1
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,273
< Total Healing >
4,377
13,064
< Experience >
12,822
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
36
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Play with Kalista as Kai'Sa in LoL

The Kai'Sa 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, Kai'Sa sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kalista helps Kai'Sa perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kai'Sa plays on the same team as Kalista, she sees a small decrease in her total damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Kalista does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kai'Sa is played together with Kalista on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kalista.

Moreover, when Kai'Sa plays with Kalista on the same side, she typically takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Kai'Sa during team fights.

Synergies between Kai'Sa and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kai'Sa
Kalista

Is Kai'Sa better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Kai'Sa that will no matter what be her top synergy. Yet, overall, Kalista is a very bad ally for Kai'Sa. By playing on the same side as Kai'Sa, she lowers their win rate by -7.7% to 38.8%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Kai'Sa and Kalista that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kalista has a greater difficulty than Kai'Sa. That means Kai'Sa players should be cautious when lining up Kalista comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, Kai'Sa players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Kai'Sa and Kalista together, you probably will not be granting your side enough utility. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Kalista teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kai'Sa and Kalista, we analyzed 183 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 Kai'Sa 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

If you would like to truly master Kai'Sa in order to pair well with Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to get in your Kai'Sa and Kalista synergy build include Phantom Dancer, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Kai'Sa included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Kalista than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 38.8% helping carry Kalista with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Bloodline, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kai'Sa and Kalista pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 38.8% win rate overall.

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