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Champion Counters

Kalista Counters

Find Kalista counters, difficult matchups and champions Kalista performs well against.

ADC Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterSwain (41.8%)
Best MatchupLux (58.4%)
D Current tier: D ADC — view tier list

Weak Against — Champions That Counter Kalista

Win rate shown from Kalista's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.

Strong Against — Champions Kalista Counters

All Kalista Matchups

OpponentRoleTypeWin RateGamesDetails
SwainADCCounter41.8%237
HweiADCCounter43.7%245
Miss FortuneADCCounter43.9%1,210
TristanaADCCounter45.2%2,110
TwitchADCCounter45.6%1,083
LuxADCFavorable58.4%197Matchup
EzrealADCFavorable54.7%3,046Matchup
XerathADCFavorable54.5%310
VladimirADCFavorable54.2%118
MelADCFavorable54.0%276Matchup

How to Use Kalista Counter Data

This page tracks every meaningful Kalista counter in League of Legends for the ADC role, built from real ranked matchup statistics rather than opinion. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Seraphine, Karthus, Brand: against them Kalista posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Seraphine, where Kalista wins just 42.4% of 366 recorded games. On the flip side, Kalista performs well into Mel, Lux, Zeri, making them safer picks to face.

Each card shows the win rate from Kalista’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Kalista build for the strongest items and runes, or the Kalista champion page for abilities and full details.

Kalista Counters — FAQ

Swain is currently the strongest counter to KalistaKalista wins only 41.8% of 237 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.