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Kalista with Briar

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How to Synergize Kalista and Briar

based on 1,506 Kalista with Briar pairs
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kalista has been on the same team as Briar in 1506 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data straight from the publishers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Kalista play with Briar. It is somewhat uncommon for Kalista to play alongside Briar on the same side. This has only happened in about 4.4% of games with Kalista.

Kalista Briar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a poor job of teaming up with Briar. On average, she wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Kalista when playing with Briar by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with them, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

BloodthirsterJak'Sho, The ProteanWit's EndTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
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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 Briar

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Briar

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.

Kalista Briar Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Briar Image
7.9
< Kills >
8.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
167
< Minions Killed >
170
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,969
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,780
< Magic Damage >
2,772
485
< True Damage >
491
20,235
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,641
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,485
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.4
< Towers >
2.35
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,558
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,273
< Experience >
12,251
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
165
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Briar as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Briar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Briar, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Briar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Briar helps Kalista perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kalista tries to synergize with Briar, she gets a little decrease in her total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Briar does not support by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that their participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Briar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Briar.

Additionally, when Kalista plays with Briar on the same side, she usually receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Briar does a decent job of protecting Kalista during team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Briar

Is Kalista better when played alongside Briar?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Kalista that will no matter what be her top ally. However, Briar is a very typical companion for Kalista. By locking into the same side as Kalista, they raises their win rate by 0.7% to 48.1%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Kalista and Briar that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Briar has a much lower diffuclty than Kalista. That means Kalista players don't need to be very careful when arranging Briar allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working alongside, Kalista players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Kalista and Briar together, you will not be granting your team a great deal of crowd control. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Briar ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Briar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Briar, we analyzed 1,506 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 Briar 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 Kalista to work well with Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kalista and Briar synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Briar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 48.1% when playing alongside Briar with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Kalista and Briar synergy tips and stats for a a particular division, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every match finished with both champs.