Wild Rift: KALISTA Build Guide
League of Legends: Wild Rift KALISTA, role - Marksman. Use the guidelines to take your KALISTA Wild Rift champion play style to the next level. Study in detail the build of items, runes, spells, skills that need to be developed in the first place. In order to find out what position KALISTA is in the rating table, go to the - Tier List page.
 58 (4.5) |  630 (128) |  6 (0.64) |
 0.81 (0.02) |  340 (50) |  10 (0.86) |
 335 (0) |  34 (4.5) |  32 (1.4) |
 175% (0) |
(PASSIVE) MARTIAL POISE
When Kalista winds up her attacks, moving the left joystick will cause her to dash for a short distance in that direction after she throws her spear.
When the game starts, she can choose an ally to become her Oathsworn.
Kalista cannot change her Oathsworn.
Once Kalista launches her attacks, they cannot be canceled.
Her dash speed and distance scale with boot tier.
(Q) PIERCE
8/7.5/7/6.5s 
55/60/65/70
Hurls a spear, dealing 134 physical damage (70/135/200/265 + 110% ) to the first target hit. If this kills the target, the spear continues onward, carrying the target's Rend stacks to the next enemy hit.
After casting this ability, Kalista can dash using Martial Poise.
(W) SENTINEL
20s 30
Passive: When the distance between Kalista and her Oathsworn is less than 8, and both hit the same target within 4s using attacks or Pierce, Kalista deals 16/17/18/19% of the target's max Health as bonus magic damage. This effect has a 8s cooldown per target.
Active: Sends a Soul Sentinel to patrol an area. Upon spotting an enemy champion, the Sentinel follows them for 4s, revealing them for 4s. Sentinels disappear after patrolling 3 laps.
Charge: Kalista gains a charge every 45/40/35/30s, storing up to 2 charge(s).
This ability's passive deals at least 75 damage against minions and executes them if their Health is below 125.
(E) REND
10/9/8/7s 30
Passive: On hit, Kalista's spears linger in their target for 4 second(s), applying a stacking Rend.
Active: Kalista rips the spears from nearby enemies, dealing 75 physical damage (30/45/60/75 + 70% ) plus 27 physical damage (12/18/24/30 + 34/38/42/46 % ) per spear after the first. Slows enemies hit by 15/25/35/45% for 2 second(s).
If this ability kills at least one target, its cooldown is refreshed, and it refunds 12/18/24/30 Mana.
Deals 50% damage to epic mOnsters.
(R) FATE'S CALL
70/65/60s 100
Kalista puts her Oathsworn into stasis and draws them to herself for up to 4 second(s).
The Oathsworn can launch themselves in a direction, knocking nearby enemies airborne for 1/1.5/2 second(s) upon hitting the first enemy champion. The Oathsworn then ricochets for a distance based on their max attack range.
Adc KALISTA Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Adc Line KALISTA. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Long Sword. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Long Sword
+12 Attack Damage
500
Blade of the Ruined King
Attacks deal bonus damage +25 Attack Damage
+35% Attack Speed
Thirst:
+10% Physical Vamp.
Ruined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 6% of the enemy's current Health
on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 9%). Minion damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 60.
Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities deals 30-100 bonus magic damage and steals 25% of their Move Speed
for 2 seconds. (60s Cooldown) 3000
Blade of the Ruined King TIPS: This item is a great source of sustain with its lifesteal, but it is mostly picked for its ability to cut through tanks or champions who heavily stack health, like Dr. Mundo. "Ruined Strikes" deals bonus physical damage based on the enemy's current health, which helps break through high health pools. The "Drain" effect reduces the enemy's movement speed, deals bonus magic damage, and steals part of their speed, making it useful for maneuvering in fights and reducing the mobility of enemies.
Berserker's Greaves
Attack Speed +20 Attack Damage +35% Attack Speed +45 Move Speed. 1400
Berserker's Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on attack speed and mobility to maximize their damage output. They provide bonuses to attack damage, a substantial boost to attack speed, and increased movement speed, helping you maintain distance and keep up a high auto-attack tempo. Especially useful for marksmen and fighters who need to continuously attack and reposition on the battlefield to avoid counterattacks and secure kills.
Terminus
Increases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist +35 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed
Shadow: Attacks deal 35 bonus magic damage on-hit.
Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist
for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 
11% Armor Penetration and 
11% Magic Penetration for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. The upper limit of armor and magic penetration rates is 40% when equipped with Terminus. 3400
Terminus TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who rely heavily on auto-attacks and can benefit from mixed penetration effects and stacking resistances. It provides bonuses to attack damage and attack speed, and adds bonus magic damage to your auto-attacks. The "Juxtaposition" effect alternates between Light and Dark on-hits, granting you bonuses to resistances or penetration depending on which effect is triggered. Light attacks grant armor and magic resist, while Dark attacks grant armor and magic penetration. This item is especially useful for champions who auto-attack frequently and can take advantage of the stacking resistances and penetration effects.
Berserker's Greaves
Attack Speed +20 Attack Damage +35% Attack Speed +45 Move Speed. 1400
Berserker's Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on attack speed and mobility to maximize their damage output. They provide bonuses to attack damage, a substantial boost to attack speed, and increased movement speed, helping you maintain distance and keep up a high auto-attack tempo. Especially useful for marksmen and fighters who need to continuously attack and reposition on the battlefield to avoid counterattacks and secure kills.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.75 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Blade of the Ruined King (Attacks deal bonus damage) as your first item, followed by Berserker's Greaves (Grants Attack Speed) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Terminus (Increases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Quicksilver Enchant (Dispels crowd control). You may want to replace it with Stasis Enchant (Turn invulnerable), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Blade of the Ruined King
Attacks deal bonus damage +25 Attack Damage +35% Attack Speed
Thirst:+10% Physical Vamp.
Ruined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 6% of the enemy's current Health on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 9%). Minion damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 60.
Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities deals 30-100 bonus magic damage and steals 25% of their Move Speed for 2 seconds. (60s Cooldown) 3000
Blade of the Ruined King TIPS: This item is a great source of sustain with its lifesteal, but it is mostly picked for its ability to cut through tanks or champions who heavily stack health, like Dr. Mundo. "Ruined Strikes" deals bonus physical damage based on the enemy's current health, which helps break through high health pools. The "Drain" effect reduces the enemy's movement speed, deals bonus magic damage, and steals part of their speed, making it useful for maneuvering in fights and reducing the mobility of enemies.
Berserker's Greaves
Attack Speed +20 Attack Damage +35% Attack Speed +45 Move Speed. 1400
Berserker's Greaves TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who rely on attack speed and mobility to maximize their damage output. They provide bonuses to attack damage, a substantial boost to attack speed, and increased movement speed, helping you maintain distance and keep up a high auto-attack tempo. Especially useful for marksmen and fighters who need to continuously attack and reposition on the battlefield to avoid counterattacks and secure kills.
Terminus
Increases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist +35 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed
Shadow: Attacks deal 35 bonus magic damage on-hit.
Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 11% Armor Penetration and 11% Magic Penetration for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. The upper limit of armor and magic penetration rates is 40% when equipped with Terminus. 3400
Terminus TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who rely heavily on auto-attacks and can benefit from mixed penetration effects and stacking resistances. It provides bonuses to attack damage and attack speed, and adds bonus magic damage to your auto-attacks. The "Juxtaposition" effect alternates between Light and Dark on-hits, granting you bonuses to resistances or penetration depending on which effect is triggered. Light attacks grant armor and magic resist, while Dark attacks grant armor and magic penetration. This item is especially useful for champions who auto-attack frequently and can take advantage of the stacking resistances and penetration effects.
Runaan's Hurricane
Ranged Attacks hit 3 targets +45% Attack Speed
Wind's Fury: Attacks strike 2 additional nearby enemies, each dealing 55%. These strikes can Critically Strike and trigger on-hit effects.
Wind’s Favor: Gain 20 AD or 40 AP
(Adaptive).
Wind Blade: Attacks deal 15 bonus physical damage on-hit against targets.
This item cannot only be used by melee champions. 2900
Runaan's Hurricane TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who rely on auto-attacks to deal damage, such as marksmen. It allows you to attack two additional nearby enemies, dealing 55% of your main damage to each, and these strikes can critically hit and trigger on-hit effects. It also grants bonus attack damage or ability power, making it a great choice for champions who need to enhance their attacks. The "Wind Blade" effect adds bonus physical damage on-hit, significantly boosting overall damage in fights with multiple targets.
Wit's End
Basic Attack deals Bonus Damage +45% Attack Speed
+45 Magic Resistance
At Wit's End: Basic attacks deal 15-65 bonus magic damage. While below 50% Health, dealing damage to an enemy champion heals you for (Melee 100%/Range 33%) of this effect's post-mitigation damage. 2700
Wit's End TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who want to deal sustained damage and have some defensive stats against magic damage threats. It provides bonuses to attack speed and magic resistance, as well as adding magic damage to your auto-attacks, making it effective against magic-based threats. The "While below 50% Health" effect heals you when dealing damage to an enemy champion, increasing survivability in fights. This item is especially useful for champions like Vayne, Irelia, or Master Yi, who can benefit from its on-hit magic damage and health restoration effect.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Situational items
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second. 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item is a great choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie, who can quickly take you down. It provides bonuses to attack damage, magic resistance, and ability haste, helping you resist magic damage. The "Demonbane" effect converts a portion of the physical damage you deal into a magic shield that absorbs magic damage, making it especially effective against both burst and sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Maw of Malmortius — This item is a great choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie, who can quickly take you down. It provides bonuses to attack damage, magic resistance, and ability haste, helping you resist magic damage. The "Demonbane" effect converts a portion of the physical damage you deal into a magic shield that absorbs magic damage, making it especially effective against both burst and sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Terminus
Increases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist +35 Attack Damage +30% Attack Speed
Shadow: Attacks deal 35 bonus magic damage on-hit.
Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 11% Armor Penetration and 11% Magic Penetration for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. The upper limit of armor and magic penetration rates is 40% when equipped with Terminus. 3400
Terminus TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who rely heavily on auto-attacks and can benefit from mixed penetration effects and stacking resistances. It provides bonuses to attack damage and attack speed, and adds bonus magic damage to your auto-attacks. The "Juxtaposition" effect alternates between Light and Dark on-hits, granting you bonuses to resistances or penetration depending on which effect is triggered. Light attacks grant armor and magic resist, while Dark attacks grant armor and magic penetration. This item is especially useful for champions who auto-attack frequently and can take advantage of the stacking resistances and penetration effects.
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +30 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
Last Whisper: +33% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item is a must-have against champions who rely heavily on healing or regeneration, such as Soraka, Yuumi, Dr. Mundo, or Vladimir. It provides bonuses to attack damage, critical strike chance, and armor penetration, making it effective against tanks and champions with high healing. The Sepsis effect applies Grievous Wounds to enemy champions, reducing the effectiveness of their healing and regeneration, giving you a significant advantage in fights against those champions.
Mortal Reminder — This item is a must-have against champions who rely heavily on healing or regeneration, such as Soraka, Yuumi, Dr. Mundo, or Vladimir. It provides bonuses to attack damage, critical strike chance, and armor penetration, making it effective against tanks and champions with high healing. The Sepsis effect applies Grievous Wounds to enemy champions, reducing the effectiveness of their healing and regeneration, giving you a significant advantage in fights against those champions.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Stab: +15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Serpent's Fang — This item is perfect for assassins and champions who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to attack damage and ability haste, along with increased armor penetration, making it effective against well-protected enemies. The "Shield Reaver" effect allows you to reduce the effectiveness of shields gained by enemy champions, depending on your bonus attack damage, helping to quickly break through shields. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on shields for defense, such as Lux, Braum, and others.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage
+40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Guardian Angel — This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Heal (Restore Health to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Heal
Restore 110 Health (110–400 ) to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion, and grants both of you 30% bonus Movement Speed for 2 second(s).
Healing is halved for champions recently affected by Heal.
Cooldown: 100s
Exhaust
Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 35% and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Runes BUILD
Lethal Tempo (Attack faster with each consecutive attack.) as your keystone, followed by 
Brutal (Attacks deal bonus damage to enemy champions.), 
Coup de Grace (Increases damage dealt to enemy champions with low Health.) and 
Legend: Alacrity (Gains Attack Speed.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Lethal Tempo
Attack Speed
Gain stacks of Attack Speed when attacking enemy champions. Stacks up to 6 times. At max stacks, you gain bonus range and can exceed the Attack Speed cap.
Each stack: increase 10-18% (Melee) or 4-13% (Ranged) Attack Speed for 6 seconds.
At max stack bonus: Gain 50 (Melee) or 75 (Ranged) Attack Distance.
Brutal
On-hit Damage
Basic attacks deal 7-21 bonus adaptive damage on-hit against champions.
Coup de Grace
Bonus Damage
When an enemy champion has less than 40% Health, deals 8% bonus adaptive damage.
Legend: Alacrity
Bonus Attack Speed
Gains 3% Attack Speed. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 20% Attack Speed.
Sudden Impact
Bonus Damage
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 10-80 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 10 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 20 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Skills Order
(Q) PIERCE
8/7.5/7/6.5s 55/60/65/70
Hurls a spear, dealing 134 physical damage (70/135/200/265 + 110% ) to the first target hit. If this kills the target, the spear continues onward, carrying the target's Rend stacks to the next enemy hit.
After casting this ability, Kalista can dash using Martial Poise.
(Q) PIERCE
(W) SENTINEL
20s 30
Passive: When the distance between Kalista and her Oathsworn is less than 8, and both hit the same target within 4s using attacks or Pierce, Kalista deals 16/17/18/19% of the target's max Health as bonus magic damage. This effect has a 8s cooldown per target.
Active: Sends a Soul Sentinel to patrol an area. Upon spotting an enemy champion, the Sentinel follows them for 4s, revealing them for 4s. Sentinels disappear after patrolling 3 laps.
Charge: Kalista gains a charge every 45/40/35/30s, storing up to 2 charge(s).
This ability's passive deals at least 75 damage against minions and executes them if their Health is below 125.
(W) SENTINEL
(E) REND
10/9/8/7s 30
Passive: On hit, Kalista's spears linger in their target for 4 second(s), applying a stacking Rend.
Active: Kalista rips the spears from nearby enemies, dealing 75 physical damage (30/45/60/75 + 70% ) plus 27 physical damage (12/18/24/30 + 34/38/42/46 % ) per spear after the first. Slows enemies hit by 15/25/35/45% for 2 second(s).
If this ability kills at least one target, its cooldown is refreshed, and it refunds 12/18/24/30 Mana.
Deals 50% damage to epic mOnsters.
(E) REND
(R) FATE'S CALL
70/65/60s 100
Kalista puts her Oathsworn into stasis and draws them to herself for up to 4 second(s).
The Oathsworn can launch themselves in a direction, knocking nearby enemies airborne for 1/1.5/2 second(s) upon hitting the first enemy champion. The Oathsworn then ricochets for a distance based on their max attack range.
(R) FATE'S CALL
Adc KALISTA Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Adc KALISTA. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Adc KALISTA Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Adc KALISTA in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Armor
Items that reduce Auto Attacks (AA) / Physical Damage.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen +35 Armor +45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken by 7-10% (). 1350
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots are perfect for champions who need protection against physical damage and extra durability. They provide bonuses to health, regeneration, and armor, along with increased movement speed. The “Block” passive reduces incoming physical damage, helping you stay in fights longer and fulfill your frontline role. Especially useful for tanks, fighters, and supports who often absorb basic attacks and physical damage from enemies.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Randuin's Omen
Attack to heal from enemy Critical Strikes +400 Max Health +75 Armor
Countercurrent: When you are Critically Struck or take physical damage, gain 1 stack of Countercurrent. Each stack of Countercurrent grants 5% Critical Strike damage reduction. Stacks up to 4 times. Upon reaching full stacks, grants 20% bonus Movement Speed and slow resist equal to 20% plus 0.5% of bonus Health. 2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: Randuin's Omen Attack to heal from enemy Critical Strikes +400 Max Health +75 Armor Countercurrent: When you are Critically Struck or take physical damage, gain 1 stack of Countercurrent. Each stack of Countercurrent grants 5% Critical Strike damage reduction. Stacks up to 4 times. Upon reaching full stacks, grants 20% bonus Movement Speed and slow resist equal to 20% plus 0.5% of bonus Health. 2800 Randuin's Omen TIPS: Pick the item if enemy team has a lot of physical damage, you need increased armor and you want to get an additional bonus to movement speed and resistance to slowdowns.. Effective against champions who deal consistent crit based damage like Jinx, Yasuo or Tryndamere.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an enemy champion's attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker and inflict 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 second(s).
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item provides a large boost to health and armor, and its “Thorns” passive reflects magic damage when hit by basic attacks, applying Grievous Wounds to reduce enemy healing. It’s ideal against multiple auto-attack or strong heal champions, and helps you soak damage for your team. Pick this up when the enemy team has many auto-attack reliant champions (e.g., Yasuo, Tryndamere, Jinx) or heavy healing (e.g., Soraka, Vladimir, Samira), and you need to absorb incoming damage.
Iceborn Gauntlet
Attacks create a slowing field +250 Max Health +50 Armor +250 Max Mana +30 Ability Haste
Spellblade: Using an ability causes your next attack within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to (100% base AD + 25% Bonus Armor ) in an area. It also creates an icy field for 2 seconds that slows enemies inside by 30%. Armor increases the size of the icy field. (1.5s Cooldown)
Damage is reduced vs structures. 3100
Iceborn Gauntlet TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, armor, mana, and ability haste, making you much tankier. After casting an ability, your next attack in an area deals bonus physical damage and creates an icy field that slows enemies inside by 30%. The field’s size scales with your armor. This makes the item a great choice for champions who want to combine high survivability with crowd control and extra AOE damage.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed +250 Max Health +50 Armor
Relentless: +5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 50% for 1 second. 2800
Dead Man's Plate TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed +80 Armor +200 Max Mana +25 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks. 2700
Frozen Heart TIPS: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Reduce Attack Speed
Items that reduce KALISTA Attack Speed.
Warden's Mail
Reduces enemy's Attack Speed +35 Armor
Cold Steel: Reduce the Attack Speed of enemies by 15% for 1.5 seconds when struck by an attack. 1050
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed +80 Armor +200 Max Mana +25 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks. 2700
Frozen Heart TIPS: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Reduces Mobility
Items that can decrease KALISTA mobility.
Exhaust
Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 35% and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Serylda's Grudge
Armor Penetration (%) and apply slows +40 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Last Whisper: +33% Armor Penetration .
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second. 3100
Serylda’s Grudge TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need to slow down enemies and improve their kiting potential. It provides bonuses to attack damage, armor penetration, and ability haste, helping you effectively control enemies in fights. The slowing effect applies when using active abilities or empowered attacks, allowing you to maintain distance, control the pace of the fight, and assist your team by reducing enemy mobility.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities apply slows +300 Max Health +65 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second. 2700
Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who deal damage with area-of-effect abilities and want to slow down enemies. It provides bonuses to health, ability power, and magic penetration, enhancing your abilities and increasing survivability. The "Icy" effect slows enemies by 30% for 1 second when dealing damage with active abilities or empowered attacks. This makes the item an excellent choice for champions with area-of-effect damage who can control the battlefield and slow enemies, such as Lissandra or Amumu.
Iceborn Gauntlet
Attacks create a slowing field +250 Max Health +50 Armor +250 Max Mana +30 Ability Haste
Spellblade: Using an ability causes your next attack within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage equal to (100% base AD + 25% Bonus Armor ) in an area. It also creates an icy field for 2 seconds that slows enemies inside by 30%. Armor increases the size of the icy field. (1.5s Cooldown)
Damage is reduced vs structures. 3100
Iceborn Gauntlet TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, armor, mana, and ability haste, making you much tankier. After casting an ability, your next attack in an area deals bonus physical damage and creates an icy field that slows enemies inside by 30%. The field’s size scales with your armor. This makes the item a great choice for champions who want to combine high survivability with crowd control and extra AOE damage.
Gain a Shield
Gives you a shield that increases your chances of survival against KALISTA.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield +400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 3 seconds (90s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds. 3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Immortal Shieldbow
Gain a Shield and Physical Vamp when health is low +40 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate +15% Attack Speed +5% Physical Vamp
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health preemptively grants a shield that absorbs 250-550 damage () for 5 seconds. (90s Cooldown).
Buttle Furor: Triggering Lifeline grants +8% Physical Vamp for 8 seconds. 3000
Immortal Shieldbow TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a lot of sustain in fights. It provides bonuses to attack damage, critical strike chance, attack speed, and physical vamp, helping you sustain and deal damage. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage for 5 seconds, giving you a chance to survive dangerous moments in a fight. "Buttle Furor" adds physical vamp when the shield is triggered, enhancing your sustain. This item is especially useful for champions who rely on high AD, such as Draven and Jhin, and when facing champions who deal a lot of physical damage, such as Master Yi, and Tryndamere.
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-330 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 500
Locket Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a magic shield to you and nearby allies, absorbing damage for a brief duration. The shield is ideal in large teamfights, providing extra protection and opportunities for counterplay. Perfect for tanks who frequently stand in the thick of battle and want to safeguard their team during critical moments.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a shield that absorbs 28% of your max Health. The shield decays over 4 seconds. (60s Cooldown) Fore every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 10% of max Health, capped at 3 shields. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4 seconds. If the shield breaks early, damage reduction will end. 500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants you a substantial shield based on your max health, growing stronger for each nearby enemy, and significantly reduces incoming damage while active. Perfect for tanks looking to initiate fights and absorb heavy damage in the midst of multiple foes.
Adc KALISTA Strengths and Weaknesses
Adc KALISTA Strategy and Tactics
Wild Rift KALISTA Ability and Tips
MARTIAL POISE
PIERCE
SENTINEL
REND
FATE'S CALL
(PASSIVE) MARTIAL POISE
When Kalista winds up her attacks, moving the left joystick will cause her to dash for a short distance in that direction after she throws her spear.
When the game starts, she can choose an ally to become her Oathsworn.
Kalista cannot change her Oathsworn.
Once Kalista launches her attacks, they cannot be canceled.
Her dash speed and distance scale with boot tier.
Ability Tips
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(Q) PIERCE
8/7.5/7/6.5s 55/60/65/70
Hurls a spear, dealing 134 physical damage (70/135/200/265 + 110% ) to the first target hit. If this kills the target, the spear continues onward, carrying the target's Rend stacks to the next enemy hit.
After casting this ability, Kalista can dash using Martial Poise.
Ability Tips
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(W) SENTINEL
20s 30
Passive: When the distance between Kalista and her Oathsworn is less than 8, and both hit the same target within 4s using attacks or Pierce, Kalista deals 16/17/18/19% of the target's max Health as bonus magic damage. This effect has a 8s cooldown per target.
Active: Sends a Soul Sentinel to patrol an area. Upon spotting an enemy champion, the Sentinel follows them for 4s, revealing them for 4s. Sentinels disappear after patrolling 3 laps.
Charge: Kalista gains a charge every 45/40/35/30s, storing up to 2 charge(s).
This ability's passive deals at least 75 damage against minions and executes them if their Health is below 125.
Ability Tips
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(E) REND
10/9/8/7s 30
Passive: On hit, Kalista's spears linger in their target for 4 second(s), applying a stacking Rend.
Active: Kalista rips the spears from nearby enemies, dealing 75 physical damage (30/45/60/75 + 70% ) plus 27 physical damage (12/18/24/30 + 34/38/42/46 % ) per spear after the first. Slows enemies hit by 15/25/35/45% for 2 second(s).
If this ability kills at least one target, its cooldown is refreshed, and it refunds 12/18/24/30 Mana.
Deals 50% damage to epic mOnsters.
Ability Tips
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(R) FATE'S CALL
70/65/60s 100
Kalista puts her Oathsworn into stasis and draws them to herself for up to 4 second(s).
The Oathsworn can launch themselves in a direction, knocking nearby enemies airborne for 1/1.5/2 second(s) upon hitting the first enemy champion. The Oathsworn then ricochets for a distance based on their max attack range.
Ability Tips
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Wild Rift KALISTA Skills Combo
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Wild Rift KALISTA Video
Watch here!A specter of wrath and retribution, Kalista is the undying spirit of vengeance, an armored nightmare summoned from the Shadow Isles to hunt deceivers and traitors. The betrayed may cry out in blood to be avenged, but Kalista only answers those willing to pay with their very souls. Those who become the focus of Kalista's wrath should make their final peace, for any pact sealed with this grim hunter can only end with the cold, piercing fire of her soul-spears.