Samira vs Kalista ADC Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Samira vs Kalista

Confidence mediumUpdated Jun 7, 2026

Overview

This lane turns on blocking (Q) with (W) to deny her spear stacks and all-in threat.
Samira wins short trades with support engage and punishes Kalista stepping up for low-health minions.
Kalista controls extended trades and wave priority by hopping autos; Samira needs to force fights before she stacks (E).

Trading pattern

Punish Kalista when she steps forward to last-hit caster minions if enemy support cannot immediately trade back.
Use (W) to block (Q) poke before committing with (E) dash for resets on low-health targets.
Avoid dashing in without support CC or after (W) is down, as (E) stacks punish isolated trades.

Danger windows

(E) execute threat spikes when she stacks spears on low-health minions near you.
Avoid trading when Kalista's support is in brush or ready to follow (R) engage for extended fights.
Do not dash in if (W) is down or support CC is unavailable, as Kalista can punish your reset attempts.

Early game

Use the first three waves to hold a wave near your side and punish Kalista's last hits inside auto range.
At level 2, track (Q) cooldown to block it with (W) and create a safe dash-in window.
Deny Kalista space to hop freely by thinning waves and forcing her to last-hit under pressure early.

Power spikes

Level 6 (R) lets Samira follow support engage for burst resets; wait for CC before committing.
First completed damage item increases all-in damage and reset potential, forcing Kalista to respect your burst.
Kalista's level 6 (R) enables support pulls; respect support positioning to avoid surprise all-ins.

Win conditions

Convert health leads into wave crashes to force Kalista under turret and deny her free (E) stacks.
Use support engage windows to all-in, stack Style, and reset with (E) for multi-kill skirmishes.
Secure dragon control by forcing Kalista off the wave and punishing her short-range all-in attempts early.