Who wins: Hard counter — enemy
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dGaren winsKalista wins
One of these champions is not usually played in this lane — treat the verdict as a rough guide.
How to play it
- Don't chase
Kalista escapes faster than you — take farm and towers instead of running.
- Physical resistance
Kalista deals physical damage — Death's Dance as your 2nd or 3rd item.
- Full combo or nothing
Kalista is squishy — wait for every ability, go in once. No half-combo trades.
When you are in danger
Items that answer Kalista
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How to beat Kalista
- Buy armor items like Plated Steelcaps or Thornmail
- Don't extend trades — he wins long fights
- Use hard CC before he can dash / blink
- Hard to pin down without CC — don't waste delayed skill-shots
How to play as Garen
- Q (Decisive Strike) cleanses slows + grants MS — use to engage or escape
- Lean on Perseverance — back off 8 seconds and you heal massive HP
- Time E (Judgment) on tanks after Black Cleaver shreds their armor
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Garen · ■ KalistaLevel 1
- Health660 / 630
- Attack damage64 / 54
- Armor52 / 34
- Magic resistance38 / 32
- Attack speed0.80 / 0.83
- Movement speed350 / 335
Level 5
- Health1172 / 1142
- Attack damage86 / 72
- Armor75 / 40
- Magic resistance48 / 38
- Attack speed0.87 / 0.94
- Movement speed350 / 335
Level 15
- Health2452 / 2422
- Attack damage141 / 117
- Armor133 / 54
- Magic resistance74 / 52
- Attack speed1.05 / 1.20
- Movement speed350 / 335
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.