Kalista with Xerath
How to Synergize Kalista and Xerath
based on 827 Kalista with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kalista Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Kalista vs Xerath Counter Build
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Core Kalista Items
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Kalista with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Kalista Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Kalista in LoL
The Kalista Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Xerath helps Kalista perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Kalista is an ally to Xerath, she observes a little drop in her complete damage output. This may signal that Xerath does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Xerath 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 synergisticly with Xerath.
Additionally, when Kalista plays with Xerath on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Kalista in teamfights.
Synergies between Kalista and Xerath
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Is Kalista better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no top champion pairing for Kalista that will always be her #1 synergy. Yet, Xerath is a very typical ally for Kalista. By locking into the same team as Kalista, he increases their win rate by 0.8% to 48.2%. This proves that there is not really a strong synergy between Kalista and Xerath that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Xerath has a greater difficulty than Kalista. That means Kalista players must be very careful when enlisting Xerath allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by grouping Kalista and Xerath together, you will not be granting your other allies much cover. Plan to include other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in their potential.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to pair well with Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The top items to prioritize in your Kalista and Xerath synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting alongside Xerath than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 48.2% helping carry Xerath with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Kalista players should equip 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 sets that we analyzed for Kalista and Xerath pairings, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Xerath with Kalista are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.