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

Kalista with Syndra

How to Win With Kalista and Syndra Paired TogetherKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kalista and Syndra

based on 792 Kalista with Syndra pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kalista has been on the same team as Syndra in 792 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Kalista play with Syndra. It is relatively rare for Kalista to play with Syndra on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.3% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Syndra Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Syndra. Usually, she wins a dismal 47.0% of matches the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Kalista when fighting on the same team as Syndra by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneJak'Sho, The ProteanGuinsoo's Rageblade

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
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
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
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Syndra

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Syndra

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 Syndra Will Play

To maximize your ultimate's damage use it when there are many spheres on the battlefield.

After you hit an enemy champion with Force of Will follow up with Dark Sphere, they'll be slowed and have a hard time avoiding it.

Get one of your spells to rank 5 as quickly as possible, they gain powerful bonus effects at max rank.

Kalista Syndra Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Syndra Image
8
< Kills >
8.1
7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
177
< Minions Killed >
170
0.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,292
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,830
< Magic Damage >
2,772
519
< True Damage >
491
20,642
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
23,353
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,889
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.39
< Towers >
2.35
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,763
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,609
< Experience >
12,251
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
180
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Syndra as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Syndra synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Syndra, 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 Syndra. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Syndra helps Kalista perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kalista tries to synergize with Syndra, she sees a marginal improvement in her full damage output. This change could indicate that Syndra helps provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Syndra on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Syndra. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Syndra.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Syndra on the same team, she often takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Syndra does a poor job of protecting Kalista during team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Syndra

Is Kalista better when played alongside Syndra?

There is no perfect synergy for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her ideal ally. Yet, Syndra is a very typical ally for Kalista. By being on the same team as Kalista, she lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 47.0%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Kalista and Syndra that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Syndra has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means you must be very careful when lining up Syndra teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

When playing alongside, Kalista players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Kalista and Syndra together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of cover. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Syndra ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Syndra Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Syndra, we analyzed 792 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 Syndra 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 Syndra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to get in your Kalista and Syndra synergy build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Syndra than with most other common builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 47.0% when playing alongside Syndra with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% win rate overall.

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