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MarksmanBottomthe Spear of Vengeancenet nerf (minor)Resource: Mana

Kalista

Minor net nerf (score -1, 5 buffs / 6 nerfs). Notable: E initial damage ap ratio 20→65; E subsequent damage ap ratio 20→50; base base health 580→560. Touched across patches 25-4, 25-9, 25-12, 25-16, 25-21, 26-7.

Patches touched
6
Cumulative score
-1.0
Released
2014-11-20

Abilities

Passive

Martial Poise

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

Q

Pierce

Throw a fast moving spear that passes through enemies it kills.

Cooldown
9s9999
Mana
6065707580
Range
1,150
Patch trajectory
Cooldown8.009.00buff
W

Sentinel

Gain bonus damage when Kalista and her Oathsworn strike the same target. Activate to send a soul to scout out the path, revealing the area in front of it.

Cooldown
30s30303030
Range
5,000
Patch trajectory
Target Max Health Damage14.010.0nerf
E

Rend

Attacks impale their targets with spears. Activate to rip the spears out, slowing and dealing escalating damage.

Cooldown
0s0000
Mana
3030303030
Range
1,000
Patch trajectory
Damage10.05.00nerf
Initial Damage AP Ratio20.065.0buff
Subsequent Damage AP Ratio20.050.0buff
R (Ultimate)

Fate's Call

Kalista teleports the Oathsworn ally to herself. They gain the ability to dash toward a position, knocking enemy champions back.

Cooldown
160s140120
Mana
100100100
Range
1,000

Base stats

Patch trajectory
Base Health600560
Base AD59.057.0nerf
AD Growth3.254.00buff
Attack Damage Growth4.004.75
StatBase (Lv 1)Per level
Health560+114
Mana300+45
Attack damage57
Attack speed0.694/s+4.500/s
Armor24+5.2
Magic resist30+1.3
Move speed330
Attack range525

Lore

A specter of wrath and retribution, Kalista is the undying spirit of vengeance, an armored nightmare summoned from the Shadow Isles to hunt deceivers and traitors. The betrayed may cry out in blood to be avenged, but Kalista only answers those willing...

A specter of wrath and retribution, Kalista is the undying spirit of vengeance, an armored nightmare summoned from the Shadow Isles to hunt deceivers and traitors. The betrayed may cry out in blood to be avenged, but Kalista only answers those willing to pay with their very souls. Those who become the focus of Kalista's wrath should make their final peace, for any pact sealed with this grim hunter can only end with the cold, piercing fire of her soul-spears.

Tips

Playing as Kalista

  • Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
  • Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
  • Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Playing against Kalista

  • Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.
  • Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.
  • If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.

Patch impact

Net verdict-1.06 patches touched
Patch presence6 of 27 patches
S2625.425-4 (2025-02-19) — nerf25-5 (2025-03-04) — untouched25-6 (2025-03-18) — untouched25-7 (2025-04-01) — untouched25-8 (2025-04-15) — untouched25.925-9 (2025-04-29) — mixed25-10 (2025-05-13) — untouched25-11 (2025-05-27) — untouched25.1225-12 (2025-06-10) — nerf25-13 (2025-06-24) — untouched25-14 (2025-07-15) — untouched25-15 (2025-07-29) — untouched25.1625-16 (2025-08-12) — buff25-17 (2025-08-26) — untouched25-18 (2025-09-09) — untouched25-19 (2025-09-23) — untouched25-20 (2025-10-07) — untouched25.2125-21 (2025-10-21) — buff25-22 (2025-11-04) — untouched25-23 (2025-11-18) — untouched25-24 (2025-12-02) — untouched26-4 (2026-02-19) — untouched26-5 (2026-03-03) — untouched26-6 (2026-03-17) — untouched26.726-7 (2026-03-31) — neutral26-8 (2026-04-14) — untouched26-9 (2026-04-28) — untouched
buffnerfmixed
Stat trajectory2 stats touched in 2+ patches
BASEAttack Damage Growth
4.004.75
4.864.383.89prepre: 4.0025.1625.16: 4.25 (+0.25 from 4.00)25.2125.21: 4.75 (+0.50 from 4.25)
BASEBase Health
600560
606580554prepre: 60025.925.9: 580 (-20.0 from 600)25.1225.12: 560 (-20.0 from 580)

Changelog

Patch 26-72026-03-31
  • ETotal AD scaling on bonus damage per additional stack2020neutral
Patch 25-212025-10-21
  • BASEAttack Damage Growth4.254.75buff
Patch 25-162025-08-12
  • BASEAttack Damage Growth44.25buff
  • EInitial Damage AP Ratio2065buff
  • ESubsequent Damage AP Ratio2050buff
Patch 25-122025-06-10
  • BASEBase Health580560nerf
  • QCooldown89nerf
Patch 25-92025-04-29
  • BASEBase Health600580nerf
  • BASEBase AD5957nerf
  • BASEAD Growth3.254buff
  • EDamage105nerf
Patch 25-42025-02-19
  • WTarget Max Health Damage1410nerf

Live performance

Live performanceComing soon

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Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).