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Kalista

Marksman · Diamond+ · Chinese server

Dragon7.79% pick rate A Baron2.68% pick rate S
RiftRank tier
A#7 of 21
Win rate
50.57%
Pick rate
7.79%
Ban rate
9.76%
CN tier
Aofficial #8

Matchups and synergies

Editorial recommendation

Best matchups

Zeri

Kalista's hops win trades against Zeri.

Jhin

Kalista's hops dodge the shots and she wins the trades.

Worst matchups

Caitlyn

Caitlyn's range punishes Kalista in the laning phase.

Samira

Samira blocks the spears with her W and wins close-range trades.

Draven

High early damage, and Draven wins short trades.

Ashe

Ashe's slow cuts Kalista's hops short.

Best synergies

AlistarSupport

Kalista's ultimate throws Alistar into the enemy team with his combo.

ThreshSupport

Thresh is thrown in by the ultimate and locks the target down with his hook.

LeonaSupport

Thrown by the ultimate, Leona reaches the target and locks it down.

RellSupport

Rell is thrown into the enemy team and locks everyone down.

Build, runes and spells

Patch 7.3bEditorial recommendation
Blade of the Ruined King#1
Guinsoo's Rageblade#2
Runaan's Hurricane#3
Gunmetal GreavesBoots

In the Dragon Lane Kalista plays as a full marksman: Blade of the Ruined King and Guinsoo's Rageblade stack the E spears faster, and Runaan's Hurricane spreads the spears in teamfights.

Situational items

Amaranth's TwinguardAgainst crowd control and burst damage.
Mercurial ScimitarAgainst heavy crowd control.
Mortal ReminderAgainst teams with lots of healing.

Runes

Lethal TempoKeystone
Brutal
Cut Down
Legend: Alacrity
Bone Plating

Lethal Tempo and Legend: Alacrity speed up the attacks, and each attack places a spear. Bone Plating reduces the damage of short trades.

Rune swaps

Swap Cut Down for Coup de Grace against squishy teams with no tanks on the frontline.

Summoner spells

Flash
Barrier

Barrier helps Kalista survive the enemy support's kill combo.

Abilities

Official Wild Rift icons. Under each ability, the base cooldown published by Tencent. Hover (or tap) to see the description.

PassiveMARTIAL POISEEnter a movement command while winding up Kalista's basic attack or Pierce to lunge a short distance when she launches her attack.
18sPIERCEThrow a fast moving spear that passes through enemies it kills.
220sSENTINELGain bonus damage when Kalista and her Oathsworn strike the same target. Activate to send a soul to scout out the path, revealing the area in front of it.
310sRENDAttacks impale their targets with spears. Activate to rip the spears out, slowing and dealing escalating damage.
Ult60sFATE'S CALLKalista teleports the Oathsworn ally to herself. They gain the ability to dash toward a position, knocking enemy champions back.

Skill order

Priority EQW
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PIERCEThrow a fast moving spear that passes through enemies it kills.Q281011
SENTINELGain bonus damage when Kalista and her Oathsworn strike the same target. Activate to send a soul to scout out the path, revealing the area in front of it.W3121415
RENDAttacks impale their targets with spears. Activate to rip the spears out, slowing and dealing escalating damage.E1467
FATE'S CALLKalista teleports the Oathsworn ally to herself. They gain the ability to dash toward a position, knocking enemy champions back.R5913

Official profile

Tencent's rating for Kalista, from 1 to 3.

Damage
High
Toughness
Medium
Utility
Low
Difficulty
High