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

Kalista with Tristana

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How to Synergize Kalista and Tristana

based on 306 Kalista with Tristana pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kalista has been on the same team as Tristana in 306 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Kalista play with Tristana. It is very rare for Kalista to play alongside Tristana on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.9% of rounds with Kalista.

Kalista Tristana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a dismal job of playing alongside Tristana. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Kalista when fighting on the same team as Tristana by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Tristana 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
>
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
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Tristana

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Tristana

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 Tristana Will Play

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Kalista Tristana Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Tristana Image
8
< Kills >
8.1
7
< Deaths >
6.8
5.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
168
< Minions Killed >
170
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,788
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,560
< Magic Damage >
2,772
554
< True Damage >
491
20,903
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
23,240
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,497
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.22
< Towers >
2.35
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,199
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,414
< Experience >
12,251
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
182
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Tristana as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Tristana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tristana, 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 Tristana. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Tristana helps Kalista perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kalista tries to synergize with Tristana, she sees a marginal improvement in her total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Tristana helps provide cover for her to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Tristana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Tristana.

Additionally, when Kalista plays with Tristana on the same team, she often receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Tristana does a poor job of protecting Kalista during team fights.

Synergies between Kalista and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Tristana

Is Kalista better when played alongside Tristana?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Kalista that will no matter what be her #1 ally. Yet, overall, Tristana is a good companion for Kalista. By being on the same team as Kalista, she raises their win rate by 1.6% to 49.0%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Kalista and Tristana that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Tristana has a much lower diffuclty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Tristana comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing together, Kalista players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by aligning Kalista and Tristana together, you may not be providing your side very much utility. Plan to pick other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Tristana ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Tristana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Tristana, we analyzed 306 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 Tristana 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 Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Kalista and Tristana synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three finished items in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Tristana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 49.0% helping carry Tristana with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Kalista players 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. Of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

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