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Kalista Build Guides, Runes and Items
Kalista The Spear of Vengeance
Find the best Kalista build guides for League of Legends S13 Patch 13.1. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Kalista build for the S13 meta. Learn more about Kalista's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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[12.23] 7EyesNoSkills' Kalista Guide
[12.23] 7EyesNoSkills' Kalista Guide
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[13.1] Kalista - Kiting Prophecy
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[PATCH 12.23] Kalista ADC Full Guide
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[13.1b] Kalista Guide by misterfirstblood
[SEASON 13] THROW SPEAR OK?
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Kalista Peel Support (Theory crafting)
Kalista Peel Support (Theory crafting)
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[12.17] Kalista Top Guide In-Depth
[12.17] Kalista Top Guide In-Depth
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[12.3] Hippity Hoppity, Your Soul Is Now My Property
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[12.19] Lionel's Challenger Kalista Guide
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Kalista Mid Gigachad
Kalista Mid Gigachad
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[12.11] Kalista build | very basic info
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Kalista Marksman Guide
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Dark guardian angel - Kalista Support
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Kalista Jesuscirraptor SUP
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kalista support... the damage amp enchanter you never suspected
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Kalista Petista
Kalista Petista
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Personal build without boots late game
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Kalista Jesuscirraptor ADC Full Attack Speed
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hello big free lp build for zonsi on kalista
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Kalista Trinity Force Build
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 13.1. 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
45%
Win Rate 5096 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 238 Games
Third Best
51%
Win Rate 68 Games
Kalista's Summoner Spells
45%
Win Rate 4376 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Kalista's Starters
0%
Win Rate Games
Trinket
48%
Win Rate 6202 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
41%
Win Rate 4988 Games
Stealth Ward
Third Best
47%
Win Rate 250 Games
Oracle Lens
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Kalista's Core Items
Boots
Kalista's Luxury Items
Kalista's Ability Order
0%
Win Rate Games
- 1
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Kalista's Runes
49%
Win Rate 1207 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
60%
Win Rate 92 Games
Third Best
56%
Win Rate 54 Games
Kalista's Summoner Spells
50%
Win Rate 1174 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Kalista's Starters
51%
Win Rate 2463 Games
- 1
- 2
Trinket
52%
Win Rate 1659 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
48%
Win Rate 1462 Games
Stealth Ward
Third Best
54%
Win Rate 107 Games
Oracle Lens
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Kalista's Core Items
Kalista's Luxury Items
Kalista's Ability Order
70%
Win Rate 115 Games
- 1
- 2
Second Best
63%
Win Rate 52 Games
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Kalista's Runes
49%
Win Rate 579 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
54%
Win Rate 99 Games
Third Best
54%
Win Rate 56 Games
Kalista's Summoner Spells
50%
Win Rate 722 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Kalista's Starters
49%
Win Rate 1388 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Trinket
53%
Win Rate 796 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
53%
Win Rate 79 Games
Oracle Lens
Third Best
45%
Win Rate 888 Games
Stealth Ward
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Kalista's Core Items
Kalista's Luxury Items
Kalista's Ability Order
70%
Win Rate 56 Games
- 1
Kalista Counters
Learn Kalista'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
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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 %...
