Kalista is a highly mobile AD Carry who excels at early game dominance and extended trades. Her unique passive allows her to hop after each auto-attack, making her exceptionally difficult to catch when played correctly.

Core Strengths:

• Outstanding early game presence
• High mobility through passive hops
• Strong objective control with Rend (E)
• Powerful duo-lane synergy through Soul-Bond

Key Abilities:

Passive - Martial Prowess After each auto-attack, Kalista can jump in any direction. This mobility is reduced by slows, making Cleanse a crucial summoner spell.

Q - Pierce Throws a spear that transfers Rend stacks if it kills the target. Useful for last-hitting multiple minions and extending Rend reach.

W - Sentinel

• Active: Sends a patrol that reveals enemy champions
• Passive: Soul-bound ally's attacks trigger bonus damage (14% max health at level 1)

E - Rend Pulls out all spears from nearby targets, dealing damage based on number of spears. Cooldown resets if it kills any target.

R - Fate's Call Pulls soul-bound ally into safety and allows them to launch themselves, knocking up enemies in their path.

Optimal Skill Order:

1. Start E (Rend)
2. Q second (Pierce)
3. W third (Sentinel)
4. Max Priority: E > Q > W

Core Build Path:

• Starting: Doran's Blade + Health Potion
• Core Items: Berserker's Greaves, Immortal Shieldbow, Runaan's Hurricane
• Situational: Bloodthirster, Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards

Key Strategy Tips:

• Use E-resets for efficient farming and trading
• Coordinate with your support to maximize W passive damage
• Stack spears on minions before trading to ensure E reset
• Save ultimate for either engage or disengage
• Position carefully as slows severely impact mobility

Best Support Pairings: Thresh stands out as the optimal support, offering both ranged Soul-Bond procs and strong CC chain potential.

This champion rewards aggressive early game play and objective control, but requires practice to master the unique attack-move mechanics.

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