MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kalista vs Hwei
How often does Kalista beat Hwei in ADC?
Kalista into Hwei in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 74 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kalista ahead by 531 gold.
Kalista at 15:00
- Gold: +531
- CS: +5
- XP: -144
Typical gap to Hwei, from 74 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kalista counter Hwei?
No counter here: Kalista sits at 50% over 74 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Hwei: the Kalista game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 47 |
| First blood | 61% | 43 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 41 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 45 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:16 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:16. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kalista's ADC build, with receipts
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 26.1-26.12.
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.