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

Kalista with Rumble

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How to Synergize Kalista and Rumble

based on 608 Kalista with Rumble pairs
Win Rate
43.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kalista has fought alongside Rumble in 608 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much great data from the developers of League, we are sure that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Kalista synergize with Rumble. It is relatively rare for Kalista to play with Rumble as teammates. This has only happened in about 1.8% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Rumble Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a pathetic job of synergizing with Rumble. Typically, she wins a poor 43.6% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Kalista when playing with Rumble by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerGuinsoo's RagebladeWit's End

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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
15
W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Rumble

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Rumble

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 Rumble Will Play

Try and keep targets in the range of your Flamespitter. It can deal a lot of damage overtime.

If you are winning a fight you can use your ultimate to wall off an escape path.

Try and pace yourself to stay in the Danger Zone to maximize your effectiveness. It is easy to overheat if you rapidly use your abilities.

Kalista Rumble Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
43.6 %
VS
Win Rate
56.4 %
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7.7
< Kills >
8.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
173
< Minions Killed >
170
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,862
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,534
< Magic Damage >
2,772
473
< True Damage >
491
19,869
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
22,728
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,468
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.31
< Towers >
2.35
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,498
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,240
< Experience >
12,251
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
178
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Rumble as Kalista in LoL

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

When Kalista is an ally to Rumble, she sees a small decrease in her complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Rumble doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Rumble on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Rumble. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Rumble.

Additionally, when Kalista plays with Rumble on the same team, she typically takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Rumble does a decent job of covering Kalista during team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Rumble

Is Kalista better when played alongside Rumble?

There is no ideal companion for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her best synergy. However, overall, Rumble is a terrible teammate for Kalista. By playing on the same side as Kalista, he decreases their win rate by -3.8% to 43.6%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible bond between Kalista and Rumble that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Rumble has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means Kalista players need to be very careful when arranging Rumble teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Kalista and Rumble together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates much support. Make sure to have other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Rumble teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Rumble Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Rumble, we analyzed 608 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 Rumble 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 work well with Rumble during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to have in your Kalista and Rumble synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista bought at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Rumble than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 43.6% helping carry Rumble with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use 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 runes players picked for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 43.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Rumble with Kalista are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.