How to beat Kalista

Common role: ADC

A spear-hopping revenant whose rend executes and ult throws allies.

What makes Kalista dangerous

Kalista hops after every auto (uncancellable kite), stacks spears in you and RENDS them all for execute damage, spots with sentinels, and her ultimate pulls her Oathsworn ally in, then launches them as an unstoppable knock-up engage.

How to play against Kalista

• 1Hard CC stops the hop-kite instantly — she has no dash, just hops.
• 2Back off before the spear stack hits execute range — count them.
• 3Punish the ult: while her support is airborne, she's down a partner.
• 4She's squishy and weak alone — catch her split from the Oathsworn.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Lowest base AD scaling — weak without full items and partner.
• ✓Hops need attack targets — blind bushes stop the kite.
• ✓Hard CC ends her: no escape beyond hops.
• ✓The ult is also her only disengage — bait it.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Kalista's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Maintien martial

  Donnez un ordre de déplacement pendant l'animation de l'attaque de base ou de la Perforation de Kalista pour bondir sur une petite distance dans cette direction après avoir lancé l'attaque.

  Strong: every auto hops — an uncancellable kite that dodges while shooting. Weak: hops need attack orders — blind her targets (brush/stealth) and she stalls.

• Q
  Perforation

  Kalista projette une lance rapide qui traverse les ennemis ainsi tués.

  Strong: a piercing spear that carries rend stacks through kills. Weak: a straight line fired mid-hop — juke the rhythm.

• W
  Sentinelle

  Inflige des dégâts supplémentaires quand Kalista et son pactisant frappent la même cible. Activez pour envoyer une âme patrouiller le long d'une route, révélant la zone devant elle.

  Strong: sentinels scout lanes and her passive punishes duo-lane hits. Weak: mostly macro value — sweep the sentinels.

• E
  Extirpation

  Les attaques plantent des lances dans leurs cibles. Activez pour extirper les lances, ralentissant les ennemis et leur infligeant des dégâts augmentés.

  Strong: RENDS all stacked spears — slows and executes at scale. Weak: count your spears — back off before the execute math works.

• R
  Appel du destin

  Kalista téléporte le pactisant allié auprès d'elle. Le pactisant peut ensuite charger vers une position pour repousser tous les champions ennemis proches.

  Strong: pulls her Oathsworn in, then LAUNCHES them as an unstoppable knock-up. Weak: while the partner flies, she fights alone — punish the window.

Itemization

Lockdown beats hops. Track spear stacks, split her from the support, and punish the ult's partner-less window.

This guide covers Kalista's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.