Kalista Bot Build

Kalista Champion Guide

Role: Marksman

Lane: Botlane

Kalista Bot performs best with a build featuring Blade of The Ruined King, Berserker's Greaves, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. The most effective rune setup for Kalista Bot includes Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary tree, paired with Sudden Impact and Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree.

Kalista Champion Abilities

Martial Poise

Enter a movement command while winding up Kalista's basic attack or Pierce to lunge a short distance when she launches her attack.

Lunge distance scales with the tier of Boots.

Kalista's basic attacks have unique drawbacks They:
- Cannot be cancelled
- Cannot miss
- Deal only 100% of her total attack damage P

Pierce

Kalista hurls a spear, dealing 20 / 85 / 150 / 215 / 280 (+1.05 per attack damage) physical damage to the first target hit. If this kills the target, the spear continues onward, carrying any Rend stacks to the next target hit.

Kalista can dash after using this ability using Martial Poise. Q

Sentinel

Passive: When Kalista and her Oathsworn both attack the same target, she deals 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18% of target's max health as magic damage. This effect has a 4 second cooldown per target.

Active: Kalista sends a ghost to patrol an area for three laps. Champions spotted are revealed for 4 seconds. This ability has 2 charges. W

Rend

Passive: Kalista's spears linger in their target for 4 seconds, stacking any number of times.

Active: Kalista rips the spears from nearby enemies, dealing 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+20% of ability power) (+0.7 per attack damage) physical damage plus 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 (+20% of ability power) (+25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% per attack damage) attack damage as physical damage per spear beyond the first. Slows enemies hit by 10 / 18 / 26 / 34 / 42% (+5% per 100 ability power) for 2 seconds.

If this ability kills at least one target, its cooldown is refreshed and it refunds 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 mana. E

Fate's Call

Kalista puts her Oathsworn into stasis and draws them to herself for up to 4 seconds. The Oathsworn can click to launch themselves, stopping at the first champion hit and knocking back all nearby enemies. If the Oathsworn hits a champion, they are placed at their maximum attack range from it. R

Kalista Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Barrier

Barrier is a self-targeted summoner spell that shields your champion from damage for a few seconds.

Kalista Runes

Kalista Items

Kalista Ability Order

Kalista Matchups Overview

Strong against

Ziggs

Zeri

Kai'Sa

Ezreal

Ashe

Varus

Weak against

Draven

Tristana

Lucian

Samira

Corki

Mel

Kalista Tips and Tricks

Kalista's ultimate can be used to engage or collapse on enemies who are caught out of position. It can also be a valuable tool to save your support in critical moments. When using Rend, hold off on activating it until the skirmish is completely over to ensure maximum damage with the extra stacks. Her W provides vision, so use it to scout the river by aiming as far as possible for maximum coverage.

Kalista Best Build, Runes, Items

Most Popular

Flash and Barrier are the preferred Summoner Spells. The most effective rune setup includes Lethal Tempo as the keystone, along with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary tree. The secondary tree consists of Sudden Impact and Treasure Hunter. Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health are the ideal rune shards. Blade of The Ruined King should be built first, followed by Berserker's Greaves and Guinsoo's Rageblade. The final core items include Terminus, Jak'Sho, The Protean, and Wit's End. The recommended ability order is E first, followed by Q, then W.

Optional

Another effective build also uses Flash and Barrier. This setup takes advantage of Hail of Blades as the keystone, with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, while the secondary tree consists of Legend: Alacrity and Triumph. Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling are the rune shards. The core items include Blade of The Ruined King, followed by Berserker's Greaves and Guinsoo's Rageblade. Additional items to complete the build are Terminus, Jak'Sho, The Protean, and Bloodthirster. The optimal skill order remains E, Q, W.

Alternative

For a different approach, Flash and Barrier remain the Summoner Spells of choice. This build uses Press the Attack as the keystone, with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary tree, while the secondary tree features Sudden Impact and Treasure Hunter. The preferred rune shards are Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health. Blade of The Ruined King is the first item, followed by Berserker's Greaves and Guinsoo's Rageblade. The remaining core items include Terminus, Jak'Sho, The Protean, and Wit's End. The best ability order is E, Q, W.

Off-Meta

An off-meta build can also be effective, using Flash and Barrier along with Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary rune tree. The secondary tree consists of Sudden Impact and Treasure Hunter. Rune shards remain Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health. The first item to complete is Guinsoo's Rageblade, followed by Berserker's Greaves and Blade of The Ruined King. The last three items are Terminus, Jak'Sho, The Protean, and Wit's End. The ability max order is E, Q, W.

Situational Kalista Runes and Items

Depending on the game state, your matchup, and the enemy team composition, adjusting your runes and item choices can be crucial. Carefully analyze both teams before finalizing your build. For example, rune shards such as Armor or Magic Resist can be taken based on the primary damage type of your lane opponent.