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Hey guys,
We've gathered a bunch of Rioters from the Kalista team for some Q&A about the Spear of Vengeance herself. Whether you're interested in Kalista's gameplay, story or art, ask away and we'll be happy to answer!
Check out Kalista's reveal if you'd like to get up to speed.
I have prepared a bunch of questions for the Kalista team! Without further ado, here we go.
Gameplay Questions:
Gameplay/Art Questions:
Lore Questions:
Sorry for the wall of questions, but thanks for your time and I hope you get to answer these!
How did Kalista get those spears stuck in her back?
Edit: Guys it's really weird, a few hours after I asked this question this really odd smoke showed up in my hou-
On a scale of 1 to Azir, how buggy has Kalista been given her new mechanics? Any funny stories of abilties or bugs during internal testing?
Also, any scrapped or shelved ability ideas for Kalista?
How many have sold their souls wishing revenge upon Teemo?
In one for all mode, if all 5 Kalistas bind sequentially to each other and then throw the whole train, piece by piece by piece, into five windwalls, will it blend?
Was it a conscious decision within the design team to make Kalista a non-sexualized champion? I understand that Riot gets a lot of guff for making super sexualized champions, and having few female champions that aren't humanoid. Is Kalista an effort to try to step out the door with champions that defy this?
what happens when you die while having used your ult, bur before completing it.
lore Question: is Kalista single?
When does the champion releases?
I have seen some streams of her passive allowing her to actually hop some walls. Was this intentional? It's definitely useful but I can't see her getting the light of day in higher competitive play, that passive alone seems to be a reason to ban her. Her mobility is crazy good, she can reposition so easily, and double hop to put distance and a built in moving ward. Double hop+flash and I'm pretty sure she'll be back under turret from the middle of botlane. I guess what I'm asking is was this passive supposed to give her the ability to wall jump, or was this unintentional and will be fixed? If it was intentional, sounds like a jungler's nightmare.
Was her death related to the events that transformed the Shadow Isles?
Hecarim and Kalista share greco-mythological origins (centaur and, I assume, amazon, respectively.) They both seem similarly amnesiac as well. Do they have history? (Is he her betrayer, by any chance?)
Why name her Kalista, don't take me wrong but in my country that is the person that treats your nails..
How did you guys choose to make another marksman? Also, is Kalista actually Senna(Lucian's wife)?
WIll we get a long-form lore for her soon?
Is Kalista involved in the Harrowing and the tale from the puppeteer?
So, what is Kalista's relationship with some of the other Shadow Island champions? From the little I know of her it would seem that she is not part of the island by choice so her rage and vengeance against all things betrayal would seem to put her against most of the Island.
what fraction was kalistra from before her death?
Hi! On the PBE, Kalista can get the black spear for free from the shop. Will she be able to do it when she will be released, or is it a PBE-only thing for testing?
Can Kalista travel mystically across Valoran, as her recall animation would suggest?
How do you think she will affect LCS play?
Did you draw any outside inspiration when creating Kalista? Also what would you consider her morale alignment? She doesn't seem to have any evil intent compared to other Shadow Isle champs.
