Talk:Kalista/@comment-1695916-20141129042326/@comment-4636093-20141129045506

As far as I can tell there are actually two builds which you can use on her. Both with drastically different goals.

There is a high AD build with BF items. Max Q first for amazing poke power. Slice your Q through a dying minion and hopefully hit a champion standing behind it, also transferring E stacks to the champion too which you can then detonate.

Meanwhile there is a higher attack speed build where you go for BotRK first. Max E first for extra burst in a longer duel. This build is exceptional at kiting due to the extra attack speed and is good against melee supports like Braum or Taric as well as skillshot reliant ones like Morgana or Thresh.

Ether way though take 2 or maybe 3 ranks of Q before maxing the one you were going to anyway. Q just ranks up so damn well. Leave W until last in pretty much every build.

Against someone like Tristana, Vayne or KogMaw with high auto attack damage then I'd personally go for the AD build, but against Skill casters like Lucian, Ezreal or Jinx then the AS one.

Ether way though you'll want to have Infinity Edge - Statikk's Shiv/Phantom Dancer - BotRK/Bloodthirster - Last Whisper - Berserker's Greaves/Merc Treads and a situational item (Guardian Angel, Essence Reaver, Randuin's Omen, Banshee's Veil, Zephyr). In whatever order you need them in.