Kalista Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 63.6%
- Pick rate
- 0.2%
- Ban rate
- 2.8%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Summoner spells
62.1%
29 games
Max order
E
Q
W
42.9%
7 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Kalista
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Kalista wins 63.6% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (33 games).
- Most common core: Statikk Shiv → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus — 62% win rate over 8 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 100% of games with a 64% win rate.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 100.0% | 9% (3) | |
| 80.0% | 15% (5) | |
| 76.9% | 39% (13) | |
| 72.7% | 67% (22) | |
| 69.6% | 70% (23) | |
| 66.7% | 9% (3) | |
| 50.0% | 12% (4) | |
| 33.3% | 9% (3) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Resolve
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Precision +
Domination
Precision +
Domination
Keystones
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
63.6%100% pick
Summoner spells
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Exhaust + Flash
62.1%88% pick
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Flash + Barrier
75.0%12% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
Q
W
42.9%7 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → E (40%), E → Q → W (33%).
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PMartial PoiseEnter a movement command while winding up Kalista's basic attack or Pierce to lunge a short distance when she launches her attack.
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QPierce
Throw a fast moving spear that passes through enemies it kills.
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WSentinel
Gain bonus damage when Kalista and her Oathsworn strike the same target. Activate to send a soul to scout out the path, revealing the area in front of it.
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ERend
Attacks impale their targets with spears. Activate to rip the spears out, slowing and dealing escalating damage.
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RFate's CallKalista teleports the Oathsworn ally to herself. They gain the ability to dash toward a position, knocking enemy champions back.