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

Kalista with Kassadin

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How to Synergize Kalista and Kassadin

based on 477 Kalista with Kassadin pairs
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Kalista has gone into battle with Kassadin in 477 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data from the publishers of League, we are completely sure that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Kalista play with Kassadin. It is very rare for Kalista to play with Kassadin on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.4% of matches with Kalista.

Kalista Kassadin Synergy Summary

Kalista has done a average job of playing alongside Kassadin. On average, she wins an acceptable 50.1% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Kalista when fighting on the same team as Kassadin by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

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

Optional Items

Terminus

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
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Kassadin

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 Kassadin Will Play

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Kalista Kassadin Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Kassadin Image
7.6
< Kills >
8.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.8
5.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
169
< Minions Killed >
170
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,496
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,662
< Magic Damage >
2,772
475
< True Damage >
491
19,634
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
21,645
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,191
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.36
< Towers >
2.35
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,288
< Total Healing >
6,568
11,811
< Experience >
12,251
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
176
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Kassadin as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Kassadin synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kassadin, 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 Kassadin. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kassadin helps Kalista perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kalista plays on the same team as Kassadin, she sees a barely noticable drop in her total damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Kassadin does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played together with Kassadin on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kassadin.

Additionally, when Kalista plays with Kassadin on the same team, she often takes less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Kassadin does a decent job of protecting Kalista during team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Kassadin

Is Kalista better when played alongside Kassadin?

There is no perfect ally for Kalista that will no matter what be her top ally. However, overall, Kassadin is a good ally for Kalista. By playing on the same team as Kalista, he improves their win rate by 2.7% to 50.1%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good bond between Kalista and Kassadin that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Kassadin has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means Kalista players must be very careful when finding Kassadin teammates to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by aligning Kalista and Kassadin together, you probably will not be giving your team much support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Kassadin ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, 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 Kassadin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Kassadin, we analyzed 477 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 Kassadin 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 Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Kalista and Kassadin synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three great items in her build, she performed a lot better as an ally of Kassadin than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 50.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kassadin with this build.

To have the best chance 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. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.

If you need to get Kalista and Kassadin synergy tips and stats for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using all games finished with both champions.