Swain Adc
HardWin Rate42.4%
Games354
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 · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterSwain (42.4%)
Best MatchupEzreal (55.2%)
C Current tier: C ADC — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Kalista
Win rate shown from Kalista's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Hwei Adc
HardWin Rate43.8%
Games377
Miss Fortune Adc
HardWin Rate44.9%
Games1,801
Nilah Adc
HardWin Rate45.3%
Games329
Tristana Adc
HardWin Rate45.6%
Games3,162
Strong Against — Champions Kalista Counters
Ezreal Adc
EasyWin Rate55.2%
Games4,520
Mel Adc
EasyWin Rate54.4%
Games412
Syndra Adc
EasyWin Rate53.7%
Games600
Lux Adc
EasyWin Rate53.3%
Games287
Xerath Adc
EasyWin Rate52.8%
Games451
All Kalista Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swain | ADC | Counter | 42.4% | 354 | — |
| Hwei | ADC | Counter | 43.8% | 377 | — |
| Miss Fortune | ADC | Counter | 44.9% | 1,801 | — |
| Nilah | ADC | Counter | 45.3% | 329 | — |
| Tristana | ADC | Counter | 45.6% | 3,162 | — |
| Ezreal | ADC | Favorable | 55.2% | 4,520 | Matchup |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 54.4% | 412 | Matchup |
| Syndra | ADC | Favorable | 53.7% | 600 | — |
| Lux | ADC | Favorable | 53.3% | 287 | Matchup |
| Xerath | ADC | Favorable | 52.8% | 451 | — |
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, so the numbers reflect 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.
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Kalista Counters — FAQ
Swain is currently the strongest counter to Kalista — Kalista wins only 42.4% of 354 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Kalista performs best against Ezreal, winning 55.2% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.