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

Kalista with Orianna

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

based on 457 Kalista with Orianna pairs
Win Rate
41.1 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Kalista has gone into battle with Orianna in 457 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data from the publishers of LoL, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Kalista play with Orianna. It is very rare for Kalista to play alongside Orianna as allies. This has only occurred in about 1.3% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Orianna Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a awful job of fighting on the same side as Orianna. Normally, she wins a lowly 41.1% of games the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Kalista when playing with Orianna by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

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
>
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
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E
6
R
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Orianna

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Orianna

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 Orianna Will Play

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

Kalista Orianna Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
41.1 %
VS
Win Rate
58.9 %
Orianna Image
7.6
< Kills >
8.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
5.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
171
< Minions Killed >
170
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,411
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,584
< Magic Damage >
2,772
484
< True Damage >
491
19,480
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
21,936
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,271
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.14
< Towers >
2.35
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,316
< Total Healing >
6,568
11,982
< Experience >
12,251
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
168
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Orianna as Kalista in LoL

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

When Kalista is an ally to Orianna, she observes a little decrease in her full damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Orianna does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Orianna on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Orianna.

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

Synergies between Kalista and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Orianna

Is Kalista better when played alongside Orianna?

There is no ideal companion for Kalista that will always be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Orianna is a very bad teammate for Kalista. By playing on the same team as Kalista, she drops their win rate by -6.3% to 41.1%. This proves that there is a terrible bond between Kalista and Orianna that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Orianna has a lower difficulty than Kalista. That means Kalista players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Orianna teammates to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kalista and Orianna together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much engage potential. Make sure to have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Orianna teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Orianna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Orianna, we analyzed 457 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 Orianna 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to synergize with Orianna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to prioritize in your Kalista and Orianna synergy build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Orianna than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 41.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Orianna with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Kalista players should equip 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 we have analyed for Kalista and Orianna pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 41.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Orianna with Kalista are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.