ARAM

Kalista ARAM Build 26.22

S+

Kalista never stops moving, hopping with every attack to kite the packed team around the choke. She sinks spears into the clump with each shot, then Rend rips them all out at once for shredding AoE and a slow, and Fate's Call hurls her bound partner into the middle of the endless 5v5 as an engage.

#8 of 162 champions this patch · 117 games

Win rate59.0%+0.9Games117Pick rate4.7%Last 8 patches+2.3 since 26.15Damage profilei

AP 16%AD 83%True 2%DifficultyiHighPunishes misplays

The 10-second answer standard · 59.0% WR

Spells

Cleanse + Flash Start

Berserker's Greaves SkillsE›Q›W Runes

Shards

ModernARAMCounter

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ARAM BalanceDamage dealt+10%Damage taken-10%Details ↓

Kalista Item Build

Feeble in the opening minutes and dangerous only once her items arrive, Kalista rushes on-hit attack speed far sooner than her Rift build would. More attacks mean more spears sunk into a packed team before Rend rips them all free at once, and because she is this weak from the first clash, she cannot bank on a late scaling spike she may never live to reach.

Standard loadout · Kalista The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 1350g

Dagger×1

Berserker's Greaves×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Berserker's Greaves80% · 61.0%

Gluttonous Greaves20% · 61.9%

Situational items

vs AP threatsTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.J

Jak'Sho, The Protean3865.8%W

Wit's End2958.6%

vs AD threatsPhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.J

Jak'Sho, The Protean3865.8%

vs stacked resistsWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.T

Terminus4358.1%T

The Collector1450.0%

Best Kalista Runes

Lethal Tempo anchors a marksman who never stops moving, and on the Abyss Kalista is hopping around the choke while stacking spears into a grouped team. Her damage comes from repeated attacks rather than one hit, so the page supports the sustained fire and mobility that let her kite the clump without getting caught.

The pre-game page Lethal Tempo · Precision + Domination · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Precision Primary

Lethal TempoAttacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Triumph91% · 61.3%

Legend: Alacrity93% · 61.5%

Coup de Grace86% · 59.4%

Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Domination, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Domination Secondary

Taste of Blood79% · 60.2%

Treasure Hunter81% · 61.1%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)

Get Statikk Shiv online first, then Guinsoo's Rageblade, and lean into Kalista's endless kiting dance on the narrow bridge. Every attack hops her forward, so she stacks Rend spears into the clump and detonates them for a chunk of the whole team. With no recall to heal, the hop-and-fire rhythm is how she stays alive while grinding the pile down.

Kalista Skill Order

Sentinel sees no second rank until level 14, a long parking spot for the scouting soul. Abyss tuning makes that easy to live with: ten percent more damage dealt and ten percent less taken means Rend, finished by level 9, does the work while Pierce fills the middle.

Skill order · Kalista R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›E

E›Q

Q›W

WMax E first; Q at level 1.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q18101213max 13

W214151718max 18

E34579max 9

R61116max 16

Max E first, then Q, then W, sharpening the spear stacking that punishes a team packed together. Every Rend detonation hits harder the more attacks she lands, and a clumped bridge fight keeps targets in range the whole time. Save Fate's Call to launch a bound ally into the pile and start the fight on your terms.

Kalista ARAM Abilities

Pierce is her waveclear and poke, a fast spear that keeps traveling through anything it kills. Sentinel quietly stacks bonus damage whenever she and her Oathsworn hit the same target, and its active sends a soul to scout a path and reveal it.

Abilities on the Abyss · Kalistapatch 26.22 · Abyss-tuned numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

Martial PoisePassiveP

PierceMax 2ndQ

SentinelMax lastW

RendMax 1stE

Fate's CallUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

RendPhysical damageMax 1stStatLV 3rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+11 per rank+70% AD+65% APlv 365lv 41715lv 52825lv 73935lv 95045Constant at every rankCost30same at all ranks

Abyss changeloghow the Abyss re-balances Kalista: entries touching the selected ability light upDamage dealt+10%champion tuningDamage taken−10%champion tuning

Kalista Base Stats

Base stats · KalistaPatch 26.22

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD57+4.75AS0.694+4.5%MS330Range525HP560+114HP54+0.75Armor24+5.2MR33+1.1MP300+45MP56.3+0.8

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