Kalistavs Varus
Kalista vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Kalista wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Varus based on 11 games. Kalista wins the early laning phase while Varus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Kalista build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kalista vs Varus matchup.
Kalista Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Kalista performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Kalista vs Varus?
Kalista wins 60.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.7% and 76.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.1% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +9.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 25 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Kalista, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kalista wins 60.0% of 25 games (95% range 40.7–76.6%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 50.1% for Kalista; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Kalista players pick Berserker's Greaves much less often against Varus: 60.6% of their other Bot games, 36.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Kalista and Varus played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Kalista's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Kalista vs Varus Laning Stats
Only 23 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Kalista vs Varus Win Rate by Game Length
Kalista's win rate against Varus by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Kalista's results against Varus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Kalista vs Varus Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Kalista Changes Against Varus
Choices Kalista players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Berserker's GreavesBootsUsually60.6%vs Varus36.0%−24.6 pts
Coup de GraceRuneUsually10.3%vs Varus24.0%+13.7 pts
Spirit VisageItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Varus4.0%+4.0 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Varus4.0%+4.0 pts
Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion + Refillable Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Varus4.0%+4.0 pts
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Varus4.0%+4.0 pts- Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Varus4.0%+4.0 pts
The CollectorItemUsually0.5%vs Varus4.0%+3.5 pts
Best Kalista Build vs Varus
Usual Kalista build (Bot)
64.0% win rate · 286 games
Against Varus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 21 Kalista games against Varus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Kalista's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Kalista Runes vs Varus
Usual Kalista runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
48.2% win rate · 1,119 games
Against Varus
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Kalista draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Kalista matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Kalista's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Kalista build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Kalista Matchups
Hardest for Kalista
Easiest for Kalista
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Kalista vs Varus FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Kalista vs Varus?
Current data slightly favors Kalista, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kalista wins 60.0% of 25 games (95% range 40.7–76.6%).
What is Kalista's win rate against Varus?
Kalista wins 60.0% of 25 Bot games against Varus on patch 26.19 (95% range 40.7–76.6%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 50.1% would be expected.
Does Kalista counter Varus?
Not clearly. Kalista wins 60.0% of 25 games against Varus, and the 95% range (40.7–76.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Kalista or Varus?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (23) to say who wins lane.
Does Kalista outscale Varus?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Varus strongest against Kalista?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Varus is ahead of Kalista beyond the margin of error.
What should Kalista build against Varus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Kalista's usual Bot core: Jak'Sho, The Protean, Terminus, Guinsoo's Rageblade. The biggest change against Varus: Berserker's Greaves (60.6% usually, 36.0% here).
What runes should Kalista use against Varus?
Use Kalista's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Varus: Coup de Grace (10.3% usually, 24.0% here).