Kalista build path

EDWARD ELRlC·4/10/2015, 2:59:44 PM·1 votes·1,204 views

So I have played Kalista and have quickly become a fan of her. However with the new tank meta should it be necessary to build item 3153 then item 3085 and then BT or should hurricane still be a first rushed item. I seem to do well against tanks with runnans anyways I just want to see what others think.

7 Comments

ABlueQuaker4/10/2015, 3:06:14 PM1 votes

tbh in the few games I've played kalista, having a billion attack speed has been more annoying than beneficial.

I've had more success rushing triforce than I have with BotRK or hurricane.

Dreadlocks4/10/2015, 3:17:28 PM1 votes

In the games I have seen those 3 items have all been rushed first.. however BOTRK first item has been more dominate lately.

Elite4Runner4/10/2015, 3:19:06 PM1 votes

I agree with Red Arrow. I love playing Kalista with high attack speed but mostly because it is insanely fun to kite circles around your opponent.

If you honestly play her like most ADC champs and use her increased mobility to maintain positioning and dodge skill shots you will be a much stronger carry for your team. Her ability to dish out massive amounts of damage along with her Rend ability will shred through HP tanks faster than a heavy attack speed build. Attack speed is obviously helpful, but this is true with most if not all ADCs.

Another important ability for Kalista, which tends to become undervalued toward late game is the Soul-Marked Passive part of her Sentinel (W) ability. This can deal up to 20% of a target's max HP once per 6 seconds. Six seconds is a long time, but it can really soften up ANY champion followed a single crit auto, Pierce, and Rend to either finish them off or send them running. Even with low attack speed her slow along with her passive mobility will make it easy to chase them down and finish.