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Kalista with Aatrox

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How to Synergize Kalista and Aatrox

based on 1,627 Kalista with Aatrox pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kalista has fought alongside Aatrox in 1627 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Kalista synergize with Aatrox. It is somewhat uncommon for Kalista to play with Aatrox on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 4.8% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Aatrox Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a dismal job of playing alongside Aatrox. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.3% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Kalista when playing with Aatrox by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

BloodthirsterJak'Sho, The ProteanGuinsoo's RagebladeWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Aatrox

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.

Advice to Understand How Aatrox Will Play

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Kalista Aatrox Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
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8.1
< Kills >
8.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
6.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
173
< Minions Killed >
170
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,882
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,703
< Magic Damage >
2,772
524
< True Damage >
491
20,110
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,164
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,577
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.48
< Towers >
2.35
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,368
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,007
< Experience >
12,251
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
186
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Aatrox as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Aatrox synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aatrox, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kalista sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aatrox. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Aatrox helps Kalista perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kalista tries to synergize with Aatrox, she sees a little decrease in her complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Aatrox does not support by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played together with Aatrox on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Aatrox.

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

Synergies between Kalista and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Aatrox

Is Kalista better when played alongside Aatrox?

There is no ideal synergy for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Aatrox is a very typical ally for Kalista. By playing on the same side as Kalista, he increases their win rate by 0.9% to 48.3%. This shows that there is only a small strategic relationship between Kalista and Aatrox that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Aatrox has a much lower diffuclty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Aatrox comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Kalista and Aatrox together, you will not be giving your other allies very much support. Plan to include other champs on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Aatrox teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Aatrox Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Aatrox, we analyzed 1,627 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 Kalista with Aatrox 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 Kalista in order to pair well with Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to use in your Kalista and Aatrox synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Aatrox than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when playing alongside Aatrox with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.

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