- Win Rate
- 45.9%
- Pick Rate
- 1.1%
- Ban Rate
- 0.6%
Kalista ADC Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 1,509
- Lane
- Bot
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 15, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Kalista build is Gluttonous Greaves, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Statikk Shiv, Terminus, Randuin's Omen, Farsight Alteration: 6.01% of games, 57.52% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
Best Kalista Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Barrier + Flash57.2%Win Rate76.5%Pick Rate
Flash + Exhaust61.5%Win Rate13.7%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Kalista build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Kalista build are Jak'Sho, The Protean, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Statikk Shiv. This item combination achieves a 57.5% win rate across 379 matches analyzed.
At full build, Kalista gains a total of 105 AD, 75 AP, 700 Health, 120 Armor, and 45 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.
Best Kalista Runes
Precision
Domination
Kalista Abilities
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Kalista build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance, Magic Damage. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for Kalista are Doran's Bow, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 56.9% win rate and 34.4% pick rate.
- Jak'Sho, The Protean S Tier
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,20054.62%Win Rate+8.76%WR Diff30.82%Pick Rate - Guinsoo's Rageblade S Tier
Guinsoo's Rageblade
3,00047.95%Win Rate+2.09%WR Diff80.85%Pick Rate - Statikk Shiv S Tier
Statikk Shiv
3,00047.10%Win Rate+1.24%WR Diff77.67%Pick Rate
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- Win rate by rank & game length
Kalista players complete Statikk Shiv first in 78% of games, winning 46.7% of them. The median first item is finished at 11:18 (25th to 75th percentile: 9:48 to 13:00).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 46.7% | 77.6% | 11:18 | 1,122 |
 | 42.6% | 16.9% | 12:24 | 244 |
 | 50.0% | 2.4% | 11:30 | 34 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.8% | 71.6% | 17:24 | 962 |
| 56.5% | 1.7% | 18:30 | 23 |
| 39.3% | 11.2% | 18:42 | 150 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 53.4% | 52.6% | 22:06 | 581 |
 | 59.3% | 2.4% | 23:06 | 27 |
 | 50.0% | 6.7% | 23:06 | 74 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Kalista players max E > Q > W in 98% of games, winning 45.3% of the 1,443 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
E
Q
W| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > E > W: 2% of games, 50.0% win rate
- E > W > Q: 1% of games, 62.5% win rate
- Terminus S Tier
Terminus
3,00051.41%Win Rate+5.55%WR Diff56.33%Pick Rate - Randuin's Omen S Tier
Randuin's Omen
2,70051.48%Win Rate+5.62%WR Diff11.20%Pick Rate
- Gluttonous Greaves S Tier
Gluttonous Greaves
1,00048.85%Win Rate+2.99%WR Diff37.57%Pick Rate
- Farsight Alteration S Tier
Farsight Alteration
049.64%Win Rate+3.78%WR Diff45.66%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Kalista build.
Movement Speed:45
Armor:120
Health:700
Magic Resistance:45
Ability Power:75
Attack Damage:105
Attack Speed:90%- Movement Speed:4%
This Kalista sustained physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 57.5% win rate comes from only 379 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include rapid attack speed for consistent DPS, strong physical damage mitigation, and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Kalista build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,900, this Kalista build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Jak'Sho, The Protean, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Statikk Shiv power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Kalista build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Rapid attack speed for consistent DPS
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Champions with Similar Builds to Kalista
Kalista Bot Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
1,474 gamesMost Kalista Bot players rush Statikk Shiv first (78% of games), finished at a median of 11.3 minutes. Berserker's Greaves are the usual boots (53%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Barrier (78%). The game usually starts with Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion.
Kalista boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Berserker's GreavesMost played | 53.5% | 44.0% | 788 |
 Gluttonous Greaves | 38.5% | 48.9% | 567 |
 Plated Steelcaps | 3.8% | 46.4% | 56 |
Kalista starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Bow + Health Potion ×2Most played | 40.6% | 46.2% | 597 |
 Doran's Bow + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward | 33.8% | 44.1% | 497 |
 Doran's Blade + Health Potion | 3.9% | 38.6% | 57 |
| Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 3.7% | 41.8% | 55 |
Kalista summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + BarrierMost played | 78.0% | 45.3% | 1,149 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 11.1% | 48.2% | 164 |
 Cleanse + Flash | 6.9% | 47.5% | 101 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Kalista First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Kalista players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Statikk Shiv | 11.3 min 9.8-13.0 min | 77.6% | 46.7% | 1,122 |
 Blade of The Ruined King | 12.4 min 10.9-13.9 min | 16.9% | 42.6% | 244 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Statikk Shiv → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus | 22.1 min 20.1-24.5 min | 52.6% | 53.4% | 581 |
 Statikk Shiv → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Wit's End | 23.1 min 20.0-25.8 min | 6.7% | 50.0% | 74 |
 Statikk Shiv → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Jak'Sho, The Protean | 23.3 min 20.7-26.2 min | 4.9% | 51.9% | 54 |
Every Kalista Bot Item by Win Rate
The completed items Kalista players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinsoo's RagebladeMost played | 82.8% | 48.0% | 1,220 |
| Statikk Shiv | 79.5% | 47.1% | 1,172 |
| Terminus | 57.7% | 51.4% | 850 |
| Jak'Sho, The Protean | 31.5% | 54.6% | 465 |
| Blade of The Ruined King | 25.8% | 41.8% | 380 |
| Wit's End | 14.5% | 51.2% | 213 |
 Runaan's Hurricane | 14.2% | 47.8% | 209 |
 Randuin's Omen | 11.5% | 51.5% | 169 |
 Bloodthirster | 5.7% | 51.2% | 84 |
 Guardian Angel | 5.2% | 50.0% | 76 |
 Mercurial Scimitar | 3.4% | 58.0% | 50 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 53.4% win rate over 581 games.
- Attack Damage
- 105
- Ability Power
- 75
- Attack Speed
- 120%
- Move Speed
- 45
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