ADC build for micro-spacing and prolonged execution: Kalista does not win on passive front-to-back, but when she turns each step into an advantage of position, kite, and coordinated all-in. The build must therefore respect her active mobility and support duo as much as raw damage.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,150 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
Guinsoo's Rageblade›
Blade of the Ruined King›
Lord Dominik's Regards›
Kraken Slayer›
Runaan's HurricaneSustain build leaning on heal/omnivamp to win prolonged duels.
15,350 total cost +200g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,800 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
Guinsoo's Rageblade›Blade of the Ruined King›Lord Dominik's Regards›Kraken Slayer›Runaan's HurricaneSustain build leaning on heal/omnivamp to win prolonged duels.
15,350 total cost +550gShare of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Kalista relies on attack speed for mobility and DPS. The build maximizes combat uptime.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Each attacks stacks the spears in the target, Lethal Tempo maximizes the number of spears.
Strengthens early trades on stacked spears before extraction.
Spears stack from the start of fights on healthy targets — the bonus grows every spear planted before the Rend.
Attack speed to stack more spears by seconde on targets.
Every attack hop is a dash — the true damage keeps re-triggering throughout your kiting.
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
