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Matchup

Darius
Darius
90%
10%

vs

50.0%
Kalista
Kalista
67%
33%
Heavy AD damageSustained DPS

Build vs Kalista

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade
1vs Tank
Dead Man's Plate
2vs AD
Sterak's Gage
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Stridebreaker
5Bruiser

Summoner spells

4675%
41420%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Force of Nature
5vs AP

DPS

Stridebreaker
Bruiser
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
100.0% WR1 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
DariusDarius
KalistaKalista
Aggressive
Neutral
Passive

Kalista's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Martial Poise (P)

Enter a movement command while winding up Kalista's basic attack or Pierce to lunge a short distance when she launches her attack.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s30s0s–
69s30s0s2m40
99s30s0s2m40
119s30s0s2m20
169s30s0s2m
189s30s0s2m

Playing against Kalista

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Kalista depends on her bound support — if the support is eliminated, she loses her R and a lot of utility.

2

Slows are devastating against Kalista: her passive dash scales with movement speed. Slow = tiny hops.

3

Burst champions are effective: if she can't auto to dash, she's very vulnerable.

4

Grievous Wounds isn't as important as against other ADCs — focus on CC and burst instead.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026