ADC Matchup

Yunara vs Kalista

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Yunara

Yunara

the Unbroken Faith
ADC
Yunara ADC Overall Win Rate
49.95%

Matchup Win Rate

52.4%
Yunara vs Kalista Wins
47.6%
Kalista vs Yunara Wins
Kalista

Kalista

the Spear of Vengeance
ADC
Kalista ADC Overall Win Rate
43.80%

Yunara vs Kalista - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Yunara ADC vs Kalista ADC - Who is stronger?

Yunara ADC has an advantage against Kalista (52.4% win rate) based on 700 games. The matchup leans toward Yunara.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Yunara ADC vs Kalista ADC in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 59.6% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Meta staple Yunara (16.7% pick rate, 3rd most popular out of 32 ADC champions) rarely faces off-meta Kalista (1.6% pick rate). However, even uncommon picks can cheese unprepared players, so basic matchup knowledge provides valuable insurance. Meta strength confirmed: Yunara's superior tier rating (B+ vs D) translates into a solid 52.4% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Yunara ranks 22nd in win rate among ADC champions. Optimize for consistency: Lethal Tempo paired with Triumph (54.8% win rate, 84.4% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Yun Tal Wildarrows > Infinity Edge > Runaan's Hurricane with Berserker's Greaves delivers 59.6% win rate against Kalista.

Lane dominance: Yunara not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (8.01/min vs 7.38 for Kalista). This 0.63 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Quality over quantity: Yunara wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (768 vs 772/min), the 52.4% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Yunara leads in both matchup win rate (52.4%) and KDA (2.30 vs 1.90) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Yunara vs Kalista - ADC Stats Comparison

Yunara ADC
Yunara ADC
Versus
Kalista ADC
Kalista ADC
B+TierD
52.4%Matchup Winrate47.6%
49.95%Role Winrate43.80%
#22Winrate Rank#32
16.7%Pickrate1.6%
2.3Average KDA1.9
454Gold per Minute471
8.01CS/Min7.38
0.28Wards per Minute0.29
768Damage per Minute772

How to Beat Kalista as Yunara (ADC)

The Yunara versus Kalista matchup as ADC is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Yunara deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Kalista deals mainly physical damage (79.66%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Yunara is higher farming statistics (ranked 2nd among role champions) (versus 5th for Kalista), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (1.9 versus 2.3) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Yunara ADC versus Kalista ADC matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Yunara player to maintain constant pressure on Kalista, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Yunara vs Kalista: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
53.4% Win Rate82.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Cleanse
Cleanse Removes all disables (excluding suppression and airborne) and summoner spell debuffs affecting your champion and gives Tenacity.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
67.2% Win Rate8.9% Pick Rate

Yunara 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…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

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
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

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

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

54.8% Win Rate84.4% 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…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

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
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

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

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

54.8% Win Rate84.4% Pick Rate

Yunara 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.
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.
49.4% Win Rate94.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed

49.4% Win Rate89.0% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
52.0% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
51.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Hearthbound Axe
Hearthbound Axe (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
20% Attack Speed

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Kraken Slayer
Kraken Slayer (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
40% Attack Speed
4% Move Speed

Bring It Down
Every third Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed

Wind's Fury
Attacks fire bolts at 2 additional enemies near the target.
Each bolt deals physical damage and applies On-Hit effects.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage

55.2% Win Rate12.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal

Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
55.9% Win Rate20.5% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate 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.
49.6% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
52.0% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
51.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

49.8% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
B. F. Sword
B. F. Sword (1300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
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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

Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed

Wind's Fury
Attacks fire bolts at 2 additional enemies near the target.
Each bolt deals physical damage and applies On-Hit effects.
59.6% Win Rate2.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
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.
57.4% Win Rate16.7% 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.
57.4% Win Rate16.7% 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.
56.6% Win Rate12.9% Pick Rate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance

52.8% Win Rate10.8% 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.
52.4% Win Rate6.4% Pick Rate
Mercurial Scimitar
Mercurial Scimitar (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
40 Magic Resist
10% Life Steal


ACTIVE
Quicksilver
Removes all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne) and grants Move Speed.
53.0% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer (2650 gold) 60% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
8% Move Speed

Spectral Waltz
Become Ghosted.
52.9% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal

Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
47.2% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate

Yunara vs Kalista: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Cultivation of Spirit Yunara gains Attack Speed, bonus damage On-Hit, and her Attacks spread to nearby enemies.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Arc of Judgment | Arc of Ruin Yunara fires a spinning prayer bead that deals damage and slows enemies. While in her Transcendent State she instead fires off a laser that deals damage and slows enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Kanmei's Steps | Untouchable Shadow Yunara gains decaying movement speed and becomes Ghosted. While in her Transcendent State she instead dashes in a direction.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Transcend One's Self Yunara enters a Transcendent State that upgrades her basic Abilities.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
51.5% Win Rate59.2% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Cultivation of Spirit Yunara gains Attack Speed, bonus damage On-Hit, and her Attacks spread to nearby enemies.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Arc of Judgment | Arc of Ruin Yunara fires a spinning prayer bead that deals damage and slows enemies. While in her Transcendent State she instead fires off a laser that deals damage and slows enemies.
W
W
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W
R
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Kanmei's Steps | Untouchable Shadow Yunara gains decaying movement speed and becomes Ghosted. While in her Transcendent State she instead dashes in a direction.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Transcend One's Self Yunara enters a Transcendent State that upgrades her basic Abilities.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
79.7% Win Rate1.6% Pick Rate

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.