Playstyle: Kalista Builds

  1. Attack Speed & On-Hit

    6,293 Games

    Lethal Tempo
    Domination
    Guinsoo's Rageblade

    49%

  2. Attack Speed & On-Hit

    1,109 Games

    Hail of Blades
    Precision
    Guinsoo's Rageblade

    49%

Core Kalista Item Build Order

Doran's Blade

Starting

Berserker's Greaves
Boots
Dagger

1st

Blade of The Ruined King
Vampiric Scepter
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe

2nd

Guinsoo's Rageblade
Amplifying Tome
Rageknife
Pickaxe

3rd

Runaan's Hurricane
Recurve Bow
Zeal

4th

Wit's End
Hearthbound Axe
Null-Magic Mantle
Recurve Bow

5th

Immortal Shieldbow
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility
Vampiric Scepter

6th

Doran's Blade

Starting

Berserker's Greaves
Boots
Dagger

1st

Blade of The Ruined King
Vampiric Scepter
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe

2nd

Guinsoo's Rageblade
Amplifying Tome
Rageknife
Pickaxe

3rd

Runaan's Hurricane
Recurve Bow
Zeal

4th

Wit's End
Hearthbound Axe
Null-Magic Mantle
Recurve Bow

5th

Immortal Shieldbow
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility
Vampiric Scepter

6th

Core Kalista Item Build Path

Doran's Blade
Boots
Dagger
Berserker's Greaves
Vampiric Scepter
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe
Blade of The Ruined King
Amplifying Tome
Rageknife
Pickaxe
Guinsoo's Rageblade

Situational

Bloodthirster
Kraken Slayer
Lord Dominik's Regards
Randuin's Omen
Phantom Dancer
The Collector
Zephyr

Summoner Spells

FlashHeal

Damage Breakdown

Kalista Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
OverhealTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: TenacityLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
DominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Martial Poise

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Pierce

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Sentinel

W

W

W

W

W

Rend

E

E

E

E

E

Fate's Call

R

R

R

Kalista Skill Order

E

Q

W

Kalista Guide

Key Insights
Kalista
Q
goes through units it kills, drags all
Kalista
E
stacks with it, and applies them to the next target struck.
When Kalista's Oathsworn autos an enemy, she can auto or
Kalista
Q
them to deal bonus % max HP damage. This cannot happen to the same enemy again for 10 seconds.
Killing at least one unit with
Kalista
E
resets its cooldown.
Strengths
Very strong laner, and is considered to be a lane bully.
Excels at chasing down enemies and dodging skillshots with
Kalista
P
.
Can secure objectives very well with enough
Kalista
E
stacks.
Can apply another
Kalista
E
stack with an auto or
Kalista
Q
if they're mid-air while
Kalista
E
is cast.
Synergizes well with
Berserker's Greaves
,
Immortal Shieldbow
,
Runaan's Hurricane
,
Guinsoo's Rageblade
,
Blade of The Ruined King
, and
Wit's End
. Can opt for
Kraken Slayer
or
Galeforce
when needed.
Weaknesses
Needs a lead to stay ahead, and falls off if she doesn't get one.
Attack speed and movespeed reductions lower
Kalista
P
's dash speed, affecting her damage output.
Extremely high skill champion that requires a lot of well-positioned
Kalista
P
jumps and outplays to perform well. One misplay can severely cost her.