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How to Synergize Kalista with Jarvan IV on the Same TeamKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista with Jarvan IV

How to Win With Kalista and Jarvan IV Paired TogetherKalista is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kalista and Jarvan IV

based on 536 Kalista with Jarvan IV pairs
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kalista has gone into battle with Jarvan IV in 536 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data straight from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Kalista play with Jarvan IV. It is relatively rare for Kalista to play with Jarvan IV on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.6% of games with Kalista.

Kalista Jarvan IV Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a pathetic job of teaming up with Jarvan IV. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.5% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Kalista when playing alongside Jarvan IV by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneTerminus

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
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Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV Will Play

Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.

You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.

Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.

Kalista Jarvan IV Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Jarvan IV Image
9.3
< Kills >
8.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.1
< Assists >
6.1
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
172
< Minions Killed >
170
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,465
< Physical Damage >
17,374
3,115
< Magic Damage >
2,772
523
< True Damage >
491
22,104
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,943
< Damage Taken >
22,803
13,056
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.41
< Towers >
2.35
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,917
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,364
< Experience >
12,251
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
179
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Jarvan IV as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Jarvan IV synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jarvan IV, 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 Jarvan IV. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Jarvan IV helps Kalista perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kalista is an ally to Jarvan IV, she gets a clear improvement in her complete damage dealt. This could indicate that Jarvan IV provides protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Jarvan IV on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Jarvan IV. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Jarvan IV.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Jarvan IV on the same team, she on average takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Jarvan IV does a poor job of protecting Kalista during teamfights.

Synergies between Kalista and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Jarvan IV

Is Kalista better when played alongside Jarvan IV?

There is no perfect companion for Kalista that will no matter what be her ideal ally. Yet, Jarvan IV is a very typical ally for Kalista. By locking into the same team as Kalista, he lowers their win rate by -0.9% to 46.5%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Kalista and Jarvan IV that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Jarvan IV has a lower difficulty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Jarvan IV allies to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Kalista and Jarvan IV together, you may not be providing your side very much support. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in their abilities.

Regardless of your Jarvan IV ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Jarvan IV Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Jarvan IV, we analyzed 536 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 Jarvan IV 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to synergize with Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Kalista and Jarvan IV synergy build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Jarvan IV than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 46.5% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, Kalista players 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. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Jarvan IV with Kalista are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.