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How to Synergize Taliyah with Kalista on the Same TeamTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah with Kalista

How to Win With Taliyah and Kalista Paired TogetherTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Taliyah and Kalista

based on 359 Taliyah with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Taliyah has been on the same team as Kalista in 359 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much complete data straight from the creators of League, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Taliyah synergize with Kalista. It is very rare for Taliyah to play with Kalista on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 0.9% of games with Taliyah.

Taliyah Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah has done a awful job of fighting on the same side as Kalista. On average, she wins a lowly 46.2% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Taliyah when playing with Kalista by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Taliyah vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Taliyah and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Taliyah with Kalista

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Advice to Understand How Kalista Will Play

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.

Taliyah Kalista Synergy Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Kalista Image
6
< Kills >
6.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
8.2
< Assists >
8.5
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
117
< Minions Killed >
124
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.56
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.43
782
< Physical Damage >
779
20,232
< Magic Damage >
20,979
1,115
< True Damage >
1,125
22,130
< Damage Dealt >
22,884
21,144
< Damage Taken >
21,412
11,915
< Gold Earned >
12,155
1.46
< Towers >
1.68
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
4,595
< Total Healing >
4,379
13,990
< Experience >
14,292
22
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
9
564
< Time Dealing CC >
552

How to Play with Kalista as Taliyah in LoL

The Taliyah Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Taliyah sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kalista helps Taliyah perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Taliyah tries to synergize with Kalista, she gets a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Kalista does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Taliyah is played alongside Kalista 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 alongside Kalista.

Additionally, when Taliyah plays with Kalista on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Taliyah during team fights.

Synergies between Taliyah and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Taliyah
Kalista

Is Taliyah better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Taliyah that will always be her best synergy. Yet, overall, Kalista is a not very good ally for Taliyah. By being on the same team as Taliyah, she drops their win rate by -2.6% to 46.2%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Taliyah and Kalista that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kalista has a greater difficulty than Taliyah. That means Taliyah players must be cautious when enlisting Kalista allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, Taliyah players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Taliyah and Kalista together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates very much utility. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Kalista ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Taliyah and Kalista, we analyzed 359 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 Taliyah with Kalista 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 Taliyah in order to work well with Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to include in your Taliyah and Kalista synergy build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Kalista than with most other typical builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 46.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kalista with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.2% winrate overall.

If you need to get Taliyah and Kalista collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct 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 completed with these champions.