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

Kalista with Zoe

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

based on 408 Kalista with Zoe pairs
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Kalista has been on the same team as Zoe in 408 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much great data straight from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Kalista play with Zoe. It is very rare for Kalista to play alongside Zoe on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.2% of matches with Kalista.

Kalista Zoe Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a awful job of playing alongside Zoe. On average, she wins a poor 44.6% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Kalista when playing with Zoe by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kalista vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneTerminus

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
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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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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Zoe

Tips for Playing as Kalista with Zoe

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 Zoe Will Play

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Kalista Zoe Synergy Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
44.6 %
VS
Win Rate
55.4 %
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8
< Kills >
8.1
7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
173
< Minions Killed >
170
0.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,546
< Physical Damage >
17,374
2,646
< Magic Damage >
2,772
516
< True Damage >
491
20,710
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
23,446
< Damage Taken >
22,803
12,690
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.33
< Towers >
2.35
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,556
< Total Healing >
6,568
12,543
< Experience >
12,251
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
183
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Play with Zoe as Kalista in LoL

The Kalista Zoe synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zoe, 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 Zoe. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zoe helps Kalista perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kalista plays on the same team as Zoe, she sees a marginal improvement in her full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Zoe supports by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played alongside Zoe on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Zoe. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Zoe.

Moreover, when Kalista plays with Zoe on the same team, she typically takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Zoe does a poor job of covering Kalista in teamfights.

Synergies between Kalista and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kalista
Zoe

Is Kalista better when played alongside Zoe?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Kalista that will no matter what be her top teammate. Yet, Zoe is a not very good companion for Kalista. By locking into the same side as Kalista, she drops their win rate by -2.8% to 44.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Kalista and Zoe that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Zoe has a lower difficulty than Kalista. That means Kalista players don't need to be careful when lining up Zoe allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by aligning Kalista and Zoe together, you may not be providing your side a lot of support. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Zoe ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista Zoe Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kalista and Zoe, we analyzed 408 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 Zoe 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 truly master Kalista in order to synergize with Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Kalista and Zoe synergy build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Zoe than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 44.6% when playing alongside Zoe with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you 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 builds players chose for Kalista and Zoe pairings, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 44.6% win rate overall.

If you want to view Kalista and Zoe collaboration tips and stats for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches with data with both champs.