If you’re wondering which LoL champions work best with Kalista, here are five supports you must play alongside her in the 2025 season.
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When it comes to mechanically difficult marksmen, Kalista is probably one of the ones that come to mind. She has a rather unique kit, fully revolved around her passive which turns her into a kiting machine. That being said, she requires a high level of proficiency and not many have that.
Paired with the fact that she cannot be buffed or she would be too oppressive in professional play, Kalista has always been in a weird spot among the ADC pool. While she’s in a balanced state currently, she needs to have specific supports to draw out the maximum potential.
To help you out, we’ve created a list of the best supports to play alongside Kalista. They are guaranteed to work, and we’re going to explain what makes them strong together. Make also sure to check out all the other best supports lists, so you know which are the right pairings for all the ADC you play or main.
Based on the current meta, as well as the synergy between the different champions, Thresh is the best support to pair up with Kalista. He has all the tools that Kalista wants in a support: crowd control, engage, disengage, repositioning, and good 2v2.
Thresh’s crowd controls with his hook and Flay (E) make sure the enemies cannot run away, giving Kalista enough space to kite and apply all her Rend (E) stacks during the trades. Moreover, Kalista can use her ultimate to reposition Thresh to wherever she wants. It can be used to initiate an engage or bring him to safety from a dangerous position. Regardless of what they do, this duo is set up for success.
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Generally speaking, all lanes involving Kalista require great coordination. That said, Thresh requires even more coordination since the best plays are based on fast and reactive execution: both champions need to be highly proficient and know each other’s limits if you want to demolish the enemies.
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If Thresh is taken by the enemy team or banned, then Nautilus is the second-best choice you have with Kalista. He and Thresh have similar functions, even though Nautilus is much more aggressive and reliable when it comes to hard engage. He’s also relatively easier to play mechanically, which is better for new players and beginners.
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Nautilus offers good engage on his own, but Kalista’s ultimate enhances that to new heights. By drawing him with Fate’s Call (R), Nautilus can dash towards the enemies and get an instant gap closer. Paired with the crowd control chain, the two can shut down any target. If you’re behind, instead, you can the ultimate defensively to prevent enemies from killing Kalista and give her enough space to kite.
If you’re not into engage support then Braum is probably your best pick to play with Kalista. While he may not play the laning phase as aggressively as other champions on this list, the Freljord support is incredibly good at peeling her carry. Thanks to his crowd controls and passive, he can disrupt enemies’ movement, allowing Kalista to kite around and deal damage safely from a distance.
Additionally, Kalista can use her ultimate to force engages or recall Braum to her side if she gets in danger. The only downside of this bot lane duo is that you need to engage options from other members of the team: make sure to check out the overall team composition before locking in this pairing.
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Even though her win rate might not say so, Rell is actually a great champion to play alongside Kalista. Similar to other champions on the list, she offers great crowd control and good utility to set up Kalista for skirmishes, fights, and even dives.
Thanks to the several tools within the duo’s kits, Kalista and Rell have great playmaking potential, chaining their abilities and crowd controls to find engage opportunities. That being said, this duo is heavily reliant on the two players’ coordination and synergy. You need to be able to be on the same page as much as possible, or combo fails are almost guaranteed to happen. Make sure to communicate how you want plays to be executed.
If you’re looking for the perfect meta counter, Renata Glasc is a great one for Kalista. There are a couple of reasons why this is the case so let’s go over them one by one.
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The first one is that the champion is one of the few enchanter supports that hasn’t been touched or nerfed during the season, making her one of the few viable choices. Additionally, Renata Glasc shares great synergy with Kalista for her ability to save her with her W, Bailout, in key 2v2 skirmishes. In most scenarios, the additional time Kalista lives with Renata’s W will allow her to cast her spears, get a kill, and bailout, winning the trade and getting the lead. This also happens during the teamfights.
Last but not least, Kalista can reposition Renata freely during the fight, allowing her to get into better positions to cast her ultimate and hit as many enemies as possible. With so many hard engage champions, Renata can destroy entire enemy teams with the press of a button.
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