Bruiser Kalista Build

Bruiser Kalista Build.

Bruiser Kalista build with runes and items. Bruiser Kalista guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Bruiser Kalista build in League of Legends Patch 25.08!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Tiamat should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Kalista ability Rend should be leveled first.
E
Kalista ability Pierce should be leveled second.
Q
Kalista ability Sentinel should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Titanic Hydra should be final item in your build.
Warmog's Armor should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Force of Nature should be final item in your build.
Runaan's Hurricane should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Bruiser Kalista Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You play Bruiser stacking HP, auto attacking and rushing one specific item. You adapt to enemy team, building tanky items.
  2. You rush Titanic Hydra and optionally Runaan's Hurricane.
  3. Runaan's Hurricane is cool item, that makes you Titanic Hydra attacks even more fun. The thing is, it delay tankiness. So consider carefully if you should get it - example
  4. Titanic Hydra can be your only damage item. Then go full tank.
  5. Your auto attacks are quite powerful, thanks to Titanic Hydra and Grasp of the Undying. It's your main source of damage + your abilities.

How to play

General

  1. This build is focused on a single item - Titanic Hydra.
  2. How is this build different to other bruisers builds? The main difference is item rush order. You rush Titanic Hydra first, then adapt to the situation!
  3. If you want to go more damage, Sundered Sky is an excellent damage item for this build. It scales off your HP (so with Grasp, Overgrowth). It gives damage and pretty good sustain in fights. Remember to switch targets to maximize the effect!
  4. Runaan's Hurricane is quite a fun and optional item for this build. Buy it if you need damage AND do not need to be more tanky.
  5. A very effective way of poking enemies is to use Titanic Hydra Active and hit minions in front of them (closer to them, better the effect).
  6. Another effective way of poking enemies with Titanic, is to hit caster minions in the back.
  7. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  8. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Tips and Tricks

Riot

  1. Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
  2. Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
  3. Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Skill Order

  • Kalista [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Pierce
  • Kalista [object Object] ability.
    W
    Sentinel
  • Kalista [object Object] ability.
    E
    Rend
  • Kalista [object Object] ability.
    R
    Fate's Call

Items

Starting items
Tiamat item.
Rush #1
Titanic Hydra item.
Optional #2 rush
Runaan's Hurricane item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Berserker's Greaves item.
Good bruiser items
Heartsteel item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Wit's End item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Sundered Sky item.
Good tanky items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Good MR items
Spirit Visage item.
Force of Nature item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Randuin's Omen item.
Thornmail item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Frozen Heart item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Thornmail item.
Force of Nature item.
Runaan's Hurricane item.