ADC Matchup

Sivir vs Kalista

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Sivir

Sivir

the Battle Mistress
ADC
Sivir ADC Overall Win Rate
50.69%

Matchup Win Rate

48.9%
Sivir vs Kalista Wins
⚔
51.1%
Kalista vs Sivir Wins
Kalista

Kalista

the Spear of Vengeance
ADC
Kalista ADC Overall Win Rate
46.83%

Sivir vs Kalista - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Sivir ADC vs Kalista ADC - Who is stronger?

Sivir ADC struggles against Kalista (48.9% win rate) based on 484 games. This matchup can be tricky for Sivir players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Sivir ADC vs Kalista ADC in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 74.2% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Sivir maintains steady 5.2% popularity but rarely encounters niche pick Kalista (1.7%, 22nd place out of 30 ADC champions). While not a priority matchup to study, understanding it protects against off-meta cheese picks that can catch you unprepared. Surprising upset: Despite Sivir's higher tier rating, Kalista wins 51.1% of encounters. This suggests Kalista's kit specifically counters Sivir's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Lethal Tempo + Presence of Mind combination (56.3% win rate) plus optimal itemization Yun Tal Wildarrows, Navori Flickerblade, Infinity Edge, and Berserker's Greaves boosts your chances from 48.9% to 74.2% - potentially game-changing.

Farm your way back: Sivir's superior farming (7.91 vs 7.26/min, 2nd among ADC) offers a comeback path. Focus on safe CSing and capitalize on your 0.65 CS/min natural advantage. Outclassed across the board: Kalista leads in both matchup win rate (51.1%) and damage (888 vs 871/min). Sivir must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Strong individual performance: Sivir maintains better KDA (2.50, 7th place vs 29th for Kalista), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Sivir vs Kalista - ADC Stats Comparison

Sivir ADC
Sivir ADC		Versus
Kalista ADC
Kalista ADC
ATierD
48.9%Matchup Winrate51.1%
50.69%Role Winrate46.83%
#13Winrate Rank#29
5.2%Pickrate1.7%
2.5Average KDA2.0
431Gold per Minute469
7.91CS/Min7.26
0.29Wards per Minute0.26
871Damage per Minute888

How to Beat Kalista as Sivir (ADC)

Despite the slight difference in effectiveness, in the Sivir versus Kalista matchup as ADC, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Sivir deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Kalista deals mainly physical damage (81.58%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Sivir is higher farming statistics (ranked 2nd among role champions) (versus 7th for Kalista), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.0 versus 2.5) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Sivir ADC versus Kalista ADC matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Sivir player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Kalista player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Sivir vs Kalista: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
60.0% Win Rate6.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
65.7% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate

Sivir vs Kalista: ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Cut Down
Cut Down Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.3% Win Rate62.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Cut Down
Cut Down Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.3% Win Rate62.7% Pick Rate

Sivir vs Kalista: ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Cull
Cull (450 gold) 7 Attack Damage
Reap
Restore 3 HealthOn-Hit.
Killing minions grants 1 gold, up to 100. Reaching the limit grants another 350 gold.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
44.5% Win Rate11.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
54.7% Win Rate85.6% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
64.4% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
40.4% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
Scout's Slingshot
Scout's Slingshot (600 gold) 20% Attack Speed
Bullseye
Damaging a champion deals bonus magic damage.
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second.
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Yun Tal Wildarrows
Yun Tal Wildarrows (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
35% Attack Speed
0% Critical Strike Chance
Practice Makes Lethal
On-Attack, gain Critical Strike Chance permanently up to 25%.
Flurry
On-Attacking an enemy champion, gain 30% Attack Speed for 6 seconds (30 second cooldown).
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second, increased to 2 seconds for Critical Strikes.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Navori Flickerblade
Navori Flickerblade (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Transcendence
Attacks reduce Basic Ability cooldowns by 15% of their remaining cooldown.
64.5% Win Rate17.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
49.7% Win Rate38.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.1% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
98.2% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
64.4% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
54.7% Win Rate85.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
B. F. Sword
B. F. Sword (1300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
->
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Yun Tal Wildarrows (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
35% Attack Speed
0% Critical Strike Chance
Practice Makes Lethal
On-Attack, gain Critical Strike Chance permanently up to 25%.
Flurry
On-Attacking an enemy champion, gain 30% Attack Speed for 6 seconds (30 second cooldown).
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second, increased to 2 seconds for Critical Strikes.
Navori Flickerblade
Navori Flickerblade (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Transcendence
Attacks reduce Basic Ability cooldowns by 15% of their remaining cooldown.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
74.2% Win Rate3.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
99.3% Win Rate2.1% Pick Rate
Other Items
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
46.1% Win Rate27.9% Pick Rate
Essence Reaver
Essence Reaver (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
25% Critical Strike Chance
Essence Drain
Attacks grant ManaOn-Hit.
65.9% Win Rate6.4% Pick Rate
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
65.5% Win Rate6.3% Pick Rate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
0.0% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate
Statikk Shiv
Statikk Shiv (2700 gold) 45 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
4% Move Speed
Electrospark
Attacks trigger chain lightning On-Hit, dealing magic damage with a cooldown.
Electroshock
Takedowns within 3 seconds of damaging the target reset Electrospark's cooldown.
98.8% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
0.0% Win Rate2.1% Pick Rate
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
99.3% Win Rate2.1% Pick Rate

Sivir vs Kalista: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Boomerang Blade Sivir hurls her crossblade like a boomerang, dealing damage each way.
Q
Q
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Q
W
W
Ricochet Sivir's next few basic attacks gain additional attack speed and bounce to nearby targets, dealing reduced damage while bouncing.
W
W
W
W
W
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E
Spell Shield Creates a magical barrier that blocks a single enemy ability cast on Sivir. She receives health and a burst of movement speed if a spell is blocked.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
On The Hunt Sivir leads her allies in battle, granting them a surge of Move Speed for a period of time. In addition, Sivir's attacks reduce her spell cooldowns.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
54.4% Win Rate49.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Boomerang Blade Sivir hurls her crossblade like a boomerang, dealing damage each way.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Ricochet Sivir's next few basic attacks gain additional attack speed and bounce to nearby targets, dealing reduced damage while bouncing.
W
W
W
W
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E
Spell Shield Creates a magical barrier that blocks a single enemy ability cast on Sivir. She receives health and a burst of movement speed if a spell is blocked.
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On The Hunt Sivir leads her allies in battle, granting them a surge of Move Speed for a period of time. In addition, Sivir's attacks reduce her spell cooldowns.
R
R
R
Max Order: W > Q > E
72.1% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate

Sivir tips:

  • Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
  • Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
  • Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.

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.

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+3.0%
Varus

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+2.8%
Tristana

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+2.7%
Xayah

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+2.7%
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Sivir vs Kai'Sa

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+2.6%
Ezreal

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+2.2%
Miss Fortune

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+2.1%
Caitlyn

Sivir vs Caitlyn

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+1.7%
Ziggs

Sivir vs Ziggs

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+1.7%
Corki

Sivir vs Corki

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+1.3%
Jhin

Sivir vs Jhin

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+1.1%
Samira

Sivir vs Samira

Sivir
+1.1%
Yunara

Sivir vs Yunara

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+1.0%
Aphelios

Sivir vs Aphelios

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-1.1%
Zeri

Sivir vs Zeri

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-1.3%
Smolder

Sivir vs Smolder

Sivir
-1.5%
Ashe

Sivir vs Ashe

Sivir
-2.1%
Draven

Sivir vs Draven

Sivir
-2.3%
Lucian

Sivir vs Lucian

Sivir
-2.7%
Jinx

Sivir vs Jinx

Sivir
-3.2%
Vayne

Sivir vs Vayne

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-4.0%
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