Kalista with Kayn
How to Synergize Kalista and Kayn
based on 1,520 Kalista with Kayn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kalista Kayn Synergy Summary
Best Kalista vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kalista with Kayn
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 Kayn Will Play
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Kalista Kayn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kayn as Kalista in LoL
The Kalista Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, 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 Kayn. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kayn helps Kalista perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Kalista is paired with Kayn, she observes a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This change could indicate that Kayn does not help cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played alongside Kayn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Kayn. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kayn.
Moreover, when Kalista plays with Kayn on the same side, she usually receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Kayn does a poor job of protecting Kalista in team fights.
Synergies between Kalista and Kayn
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Is Kalista better when played alongside Kayn?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her ideal synergy. Yet, Kayn is a pretty good teammate for Kalista. By being on the same side as Kalista, he increases their win rate by 1.4% to 48.8%. This shows that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Kalista and Kayn that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Kayn has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means you should be cautious when finding Kayn allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Although, by bringing Kalista and Kayn together, you will not be providing your other teammates much crowd control. Plan to have other champions on your team that nullifies this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Kayn teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Kalista to synergize with Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important items to get in your Kalista and Kayn synergy build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kalista combined at least these three finished items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting alongside Kayn than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 48.8% helping carry Kayn with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Kalista players should use 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 runes we have analyed for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.
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