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the Spear of Vengeance

Kalista

DifficultyMedium
Role
Marksman
Lane
Duo

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Latest Meta Stats

Duo (ADC)
B
Win Rate49.5%
Pick Rate4.5%#15
Ban Rate4.4%
Top (Solo)
C
Win Rate52.4%
Pick Rate1.4%#37
Ban Rate4.4%

Popular Kalista builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-08-26. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1Win rate 53.36%Picks 8,984

Attack speed and on-hit damage, plus magic resist

  • Blade of the Ruined King
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Runaan's Hurricane
  • Gunmetal Greaves
  • Terminus
  • Wit's End

When the enemy's main damage is magic and fights drag on

Attack Speed totals +225% here, alongside +25% Critical Rate. Wit's End adds 45% Attack Speed and 45 Magic Resistance, and basic attacks deal 10-55 bonus magic damage. While below 50% HP, damage dealt to an enemy champion heals you for 66% (the ranged value) of that effect's post-mitigation damage.

Build 2Win rate 52.99%Picks 3,673

Attack speed and on-hit damage, plus dual resistances

  • Gunmetal Greaves
  • Blade of the Ruined King
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Runaan's Hurricane
  • Terminus
  • Amaranth's Twinguard

When enemies mix physical and magic damage with heavy crowd control

Amaranth's Twinguard adds 60 Armor and 60 Magic Resistance. Its Endurance passive builds one stack per second while you are in combat with enemy champions, and five stacks raise AR and MR by 30% each while granting 20% Tenacity until that fight ends. The longer a fight runs, the easier it becomes to hold position and keep swinging. Attack Speed totals +180% alongside +25% Critical Rate.

The commentary is AI-written. It is cross-checked against this site’s item data and the official lane assignments before publishing.

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

3
1
2
3
Ult
3
3
1
Ult
1
1
2
Ult
2
2

Prioritize the skill that handles your main damage and stack detonation, then level the one that reinforces your mobility.

Kalista Skills

Martial Poise
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.
Pierce
Skill 1

Pierce

8s
Hurls a spear, dealing 130 physical damage (70 + 110%AD) 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.
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Cooldown87.576.5
Cost55606570
Base Damage70135200265
Sentinel
Skill 2

Sentinel

20s
Passive: When the distance between Kalista and her Oathsworn is less than 800, and both hit the same target within 4s using attacks or Pierce, Kalista deals 16% of the target's max HP 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 45s, storing up to 2 charge(s).
This ability's passive deals at least 75 damage against minions and executes them if their HP is below 125.
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Recharge Time45403530
Target's Max Health16%17%18%19%
Rend
Skill 3

Rend

10s
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 68 physical damage (30 + 70%AD) plus 32 physical damage (12 + 36%AD) per spear after the first. Slows enemies hit by 15% for 2 second(s).
If this ability kills at least one target, its cooldown is refreshed, and it refunds 12 Mana.
Deals 50% damage to epic monsters.
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Cooldown10987
First Damage30456075
Second Damage12223242
AD36%43%50%57%
Slow15%25%35%45%
Mana Regen12182430
Fate's Call
Ult

Fate's Call

60s
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 second(s) upon hitting the first enemy champion. The Oathsworn then ricochets for a distance based on their max attack range.
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3
Cooldown605550
Knockup Duration11.52

Base Stats

League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official champion library (patch 7.2, as of 2026-08-25)

The site's latest patch is 7.2d, but these figures come from 7.2. The 8 champions adjusted since then — Yone, Jinx, Leona, Rumble, Nasus, Ryze, Jayce, Nidalee — no longer match the live game.

Official ratings
Damage3/3
Survivability2/3
Utility1/3
Difficulty3/3

A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.

1
Health630LV15 2422
Mana340LV15 1040
Attack Damage54LV15 124
Armor34LV15 97
Magic Resist32LV15 51.6
Movement Speed335

Critical damage is 175% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.

Kalista Strengths

  • Kiting ability from hopping after every auto-attack.
  • Objective securing power on par with Smite thanks to Rend stacks.
  • Ult that enables both hard engages and saving an ally in danger.

Kalista Weaknesses

  • ×Slows also cut deep into her kiting ability
  • ×Constant hopping demands a lot of inputs and tires the player
  • ×Ult is wasted if the Oathsworn ally is not nearby

Early Game

Dodge enemy skillshots with your passive hops and force favorable trades with Skill 3 (Rend). Your early laning is among the strongest of all ADCs.

Mid Game

Stay with your Oathsworn ally (usually the support) at all times and look for skirmishes. On dragons and other epic monsters, stacking Rend lets you secure the objective more reliably than Smite, which is a strength unique to Kalista.

Late Game

Your short range becomes a real drawback for an ADC. You need precise, careful kiting to avoid any hard CC, as a single slip can cost you the fight.

Teamfights

Throw your Oathsworn ally into the enemy team with your Ult to start the engage. Keep hopping around the edge of the enemy's threat range and stack spears on multiple targets. That is Kalista's winning pattern.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Standing still while attacking instead of using the passive hops

Skipping the hop after each auto-attack and standing still to trade is a mistake. You are throwing away kiting, Kalista's greatest weapon. Keep moving to dodge skillshots while stacking spears, then collect the kill with Skill 3 (Rend).

Kalista Combos

Basic Kiting

Dash with the passive while stacking spears through autos and Skill 1, then detonate with Skill 3.

AA
Step
1
Step
3

Engage Combo

Fling your Oathsworn with Ult for a knock-up, stack spears with autos, then detonate with Skill 3.

Ult
AA
3

Champions Kalista struggles against (reader votes)

↑ loses the matchup / ↓ not really

Ashe
Draven

Kalista Patch History

Kalista
KalistaPatch 6.3e
Buff
E Damage: increased R Cooldown: reduced Both changes push Kalista toward closing out kills with a partner. The extra damage on E cuts down on the fights where a target escapes a sliver short of dying. The shorter cooldown on R lets her set up with her support more often in a single game, so the value stacks up in matches with repeated teamfights.

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