MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Kalista vs Aphelios
How often does Kalista beat Aphelios in ADC?
Kalista into Aphelios in ADC: 49% observed win rate across 661 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kalista ahead by 508 gold.
Does Kalista counter Aphelios?
Too close for a counter call: Kalista sits at 49% over 661 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Aphelios: the Kalista game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Kalista at 57% across 403 games. Flip the lead and Kalista falls to 37% across 258.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 57% | 403 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 37% | 258 |
| First blood | 54% | 382 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 334 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 373 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 119 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 82% | 49 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:35 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:34. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kalista's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Kalista finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 49.1% over 226 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus: 56.6% across 99 games.
The most-finished Kalista core is Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus: 51.7% across 2,584 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (5,857 games).
Skill plan: Kalista players max E first and take E at level 1.