Kalista Counters – How to beat Kalista in Season 16

August 31, 2026 • 82,572 Matches

When facing Kalista in League of Legends, it is important to adapt to skills and abilities. You need to know Kalista and yourself. Then you don’t need to fear the result of 82,572 battles, since you know the best Kalista counters.

Playing against a strong Kalista can be really tough. Therefore, it is important to know how to counter pick Kalista. The game already begins in champion select. You then need to make the right decisions during all phases of the game. Here you will find all the necessary information on how to counter Kalista in season 16.

Stats for Kalista

Kalista is a great Marksman that is usually played Adc. A well-played Kalista can be a tough opponent, the win rate is 48.5%. Kalista has a pick rate of 2.2% and a ban rate of 0.5%. The KDA of Kalista is 0.0. These stats have been calculated by analyzing 82,572 matches on patch 16.17.

Best champions to counter Kalista

Worst champions to counter Kalista

Abilities of Kalista

It is important to know the Kalista abilities that your enemy is using against you. Only by knowing your opponent’s abilities is it possible to conduct the appropriate counter measures. These are the abilities that everyone who counters Kalista has to face:

  1. Pierce Pierce
  2. Sentinel Sentinel
  3. Rend Rend
  4. Fate's Call Fate's Call

Conclusion

Now you know the strengths of Kalista and the best champions to counter pick Kalista. You also know the best items and runes to counter Kalista. It is now your job to practice with the listed champions. Practice is the only way to advance in LoL or eSports in general.

Whenever you face a Kalista you should now choose one of the suggested champions and build the suggested items. After a few round of practice, Kalista will stop being a problem for you. The basic principles on how to counter Kalista apply to other champions as well. So feel free to check out our other guides and tips.

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Kalista is weak against
Yunara
Yunara
2831 played against
55%
Win Rate
Tristana
Tristana
4094 played against
54.9%
Win Rate
Aphelios
Aphelios
1612 played against
54.5%
Win Rate
Jinx
Jinx
6838 played against
53.7%
Win Rate
Miss Fortune
Miss Fortune
5019 played against
53.6%
Win Rate
Kalista is strong against
Mel
Mel
852 played against
45.9%
Win Rate
Ezreal
Ezreal
5485 played against
46.5%
Win Rate
Lucian
Lucian
3141 played against
48.4%
Win Rate
Varus
Varus
1177 played against
48.6%
Win Rate
Yasuo
Yasuo
986 played against
49.3%
Win Rate