Kalista Build Guides, Runes and Items
Kalista The Spear of Vengeance
Find the best Kalista build guides for League of Legends S12 Patch 12.9. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Kalista build for the S12 meta. Learn more about Kalista's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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[12.9] 7EyesNoSkills' Kalista Guide
[12.9] 7EyesNoSkills' Kalista Guide
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[12.9] 7EyesNoSkills' Kalista Guide
[12.9] 7EyesNoSkills' Kalista Guide
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[12.9] Kalista build | very basic info
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Kalista Trinity Force Build
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[12.7] Kalista - Immortal Shieldbow
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[PATCH 12.4] Kalista ADC Full Guide
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[12.3] Hippity Hoppity, Your Soul Is Now My Property
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Kalista Marksman Guide
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Kalista Jesuscirraptor SUP
Kalista Jesuscirraptor SUP
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Personal build without boots late game
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Kalista Jesuscirraptor ADC Full Attack Speed
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kalista support... the damage amp enchanter you never suspected
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Kalista Mid Gigachad
Kalista Mid Gigachad
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hello big free lp build for zonsi on kalista
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[12.4] ONLY KALISTA GUIDE YOU WILL EVER NEED
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Hello Kalista for ŻonsiTo***pel big abuser s12 free lp
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[12.1] Kalista Build
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[Patch 10.25b] ~COMPLETE GUIDE for Kalista Top~ [WIP POSTPON
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[10.25] Kalista Toplane by DaddyNasenbär
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Kalista
Kalista Build & Runes
If you're looking for the best rune build for Kalista we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Kalista, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Kalista this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 12.9. However, if you are a new Kalista player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Kalista!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Kalista's Runes
61%
Win Rate 203 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
42%
Win Rate 1225 Games
Third Best
50%
Win Rate 173 Games
Kalista's Summoner Spells
45%
Win Rate 3234 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Kalista's Starters
47%
Win Rate 77 Games
Trinket
49%
Win Rate 2518 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
42%
Win Rate 2161 Games
Stealth Ward
Third Best
42%
Win Rate 130 Games
Oracle Lens
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Kalista's Core Items
Kalista's Luxury Items
Kalista's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 2 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
0%
Win Rate 2 Games
Third Best
100%
Win Rate 1 Games
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Kalista's Runes
56%
Win Rate 140 Games
- 1
- 2
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 322 Games
Third Best
0%
Win Rate Games
Kalista's Summoner Spells
59%
Win Rate 159 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Kalista's Starters
52%
Win Rate 1315 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Trinket
53%
Win Rate 845 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
49%
Win Rate 874 Games
Stealth Ward
Third Best
54%
Win Rate 81 Games
Oracle Lens
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Kalista's Core Items
Kalista's Luxury Items
Kalista's Ability Order
59%
Win Rate 44 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
63%
Win Rate 19 Games
Third Best
60%
Win Rate 15 Games
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Kalista's Runes
52%
Win Rate 164 Games
- 1
- 2
Second Best
52%
Win Rate 61 Games
Third Best
0%
Win Rate Games
Kalista's Summoner Spells
53%
Win Rate 163 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Kalista's Starters
55%
Win Rate 119 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Trinket
51%
Win Rate 405 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
53%
Win Rate 57 Games
Oracle Lens
Third Best
45%
Win Rate 565 Games
Stealth Ward
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Kalista's Core Items
Kalista's Luxury Items
Kalista's Ability Order
45%
Win Rate 22 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
65%
Win Rate 17 Games
Third Best
67%
Win Rate 12 Games
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Kalista's Runes
54%
Win Rate 71 Games
- 1
- 2
Second Best
48%
Win Rate 190 Games
Third Best
0%
Win Rate Games
Kalista's Summoner Spells
71%
Win Rate 51 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Kalista's Starters
60%
Win Rate 78 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Trinket
56%
Win Rate 400 Games
- 1
- 2
Second Best
49%
Win Rate 324 Games
Stealth Ward
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Kalista's Core Items
Kalista's Luxury Items
Kalista's Ability Order
32%
Win Rate 19 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
70%
Win Rate 10 Games
Third Best
20%
Win Rate 5 Games
Kalista Counters
Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Kalista guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!
This counter data is for Kalista ADC in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Kalista. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.
Best Against Kalista
Worst Against Kalista
Kalista Skins
Find Kalista's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Kalista skins and chromas on Kalista's skins page.
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Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Kalista's Abilities
Lunge distance scales with the tier of Boots.
Kalista's basic attacks have unique drawbacks They:
- Cannot be cancelled
- Miss if her target leaves vision
- Deal only 90% of her total attack damage
Kalista can dash after using this ability using Martial Poise.
Active: Kalista sends a ghost to patrol an area for three laps. Champions spotted are revealed for 4 seconds. This ability has 2 charges.
Active: Kalista rips the spears from nearby enemies, dealing 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+0.7 per attack damage) plus 10 / 16 / 22 / 28 / 34 (+0.232 / 0.2755 / 0.319 / 0.3625 / 0.406 per attack damage) physical damage per spear beyond the first. Slows enemies hit by 10 / 18 / 26 / 34 / 42% for 2 seconds.
If this ability kills at least one target, its cooldown is refreshed and it refunds 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 mana.
Questions About Kalista
Latest Questions
Crits on wierd ADC's
So, for these champions how do crits work? How do Infinity Edge Crits work? I figure for something like a Jinx Rocket Launcher or Senna Relic Cannon Crit, It would take the AD ratio (110 or 120) and just double it (220 or 240). I don't know tho....
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Lethal Tempol is Good For kalista ?
Would Devourer stack Kalista's Pierce passive twice?
Kalista jungle probably isn't a good idea, but if you can stack spears faster, that would be pretty strong.
Where is the Passive Target assist on Kalista?
Kalista's jump used to show you where you were headed. I don't know exactly when it stopped, but it's just gone now. I reset everything on my side, but it was still gone. I didn't see anything in the patch notes about it though. Am I missing...
Runaan's Hurricane seems like a no-brainer on Teemo and Kalista....
So why do barely any guides say to use it? It makes both these champions much more effective (E stacks for Kalista, poisoning 3 targets at once with Teemo). Is there some reason why it's not as good as I think on these champs? Because right now I...
How is Runaan's Hurricane viable on Kalista?
The past few games I've played with and against a few [[kalista]]s, and all of them rushed [[runaan's hurricane]] as their first or second item. Someone told me it's the best item on her since its applies [[rend]]. I'm a tad confused on the logic...
First Item on Kalista?
Hey guys, I was wondering what you were building first on Kalista. I have seen rushed IEs, BotrKs and even Boots. I am currently sticking with BotrK but most guides say lifesteal isnt good on her.... I really like BotrK because of the %...
