Kalista vs Draven Counter Pick

Draven’s opening stat line is unusually strong for a marksman, and the win rate reflects it: Kalista sits at 45.6% through 548 games logged on patch 16.13.1, graded Hard.

• Level one is not close. Draven starts with 675 health, 62 attack damage and 29 armor. Kalista starts with 560, 57 and 24, so every early all-in favors him before abilities enter the calculation.
• He also holds the range. 550 against 525, plus Stand Aside to knock her out of position and slow her afterwards.
• Kalista wins the long game. By level 18 she reaches 2,498 health and 112.4 armor against his 2,443 and 105.5, and Rend scales with stacked spears in a way Spinning Axe cannot match.

The practical route is denying League of Draven its fuel. Adoration accumulates when he catches axes, and axes are caught by walking to where they land, so punishing that movement with Pierce is worth more than any attempted trade. Martial Poise lets Kalista attack while retreating, meaning she can chip without standing still, though at difficulty 7 the pattern demands clean execution against a champion rated 8 who is equally punishing to pilot. Both deal physical damage and both spend mana, so itemization offers no shortcut. His kit is broken down on the Draven champion page.