The sword-wife stood amid the burnt out ruin of her home. Everything and everyone that mattered to her was gone, and she was filled with fathomless grief... and hate. Hate was now all that compelled her.

She saw again the smile on his face as he gave the order. He was meant to be their protector, but he’d spat upon his vows. Hers was not the only family shattered by the oath-breaker.

The desire to go after him was strong. She wanted nothing more than to plant her sword in his chest and watch the life drain from his eyes... but she knew she would never be able to get close enough to him. He was guarded day and night, and she was but one warrior. She would never be able to fight her way through his battalion alone. Such a death would serve no purpose.

She took a shuddering breath, knowing there was no coming back.

A crude effigy of a man, formed of sticks and twine, lay upon a fire-blackened dresser. Its body was wrapped in a scrap of cloth torn from the cloak of the betrayer. She'd pried it from her husband's dead grasp. Alongside it was a hammer and three rusted nails.

She gathered everything up and moved to the threshold. The door itself was gone, smashed to splinters in the attack. Beyond, lit by moonlight, lay the empty, darkened fields.

Reaching up, the sword-wife pressed the stick-effigy to the hardwood lintel.

"I invoke thee, Lady of Vengeance", she said, her voice low, trembling with the depth of her fury. "From beyond the veil, hear my plea. Come forth. Let justice be done".

She readied her hammer and the first of the nails.

"I name my betrayer once", she said, and spoke his name aloud. As she did so, she placed the tip of the first nail to the chest of the stick-figure. With a single strike, she hammered it in deep, pinning it to the hardwood door frame.

The sword-wife shivered. The room had become markedly colder. Or had she imagined it?

"I name him twice", she said, and she did so, hammering the second nail alongside the first.

Her gaze dropped, and she jolted in shock. A dark figure stood out in the moonlit field, a hundred yards in the distance. It was utterly motionless. Breathing quicker, the sword-wife returned her attention to the unfinished task.

"I name him thrice", she said, speaking again the name of the murderer of her husband and children, before hammering home the final nail.

An ancient spirit of vengeance stood before her, filling the doorway, and the sword-wife staggered back, gasping involuntarily.

The otherworldly being was clad in archaic armor, her flesh translucent and glowing with spectral un-light. Black Mist coiled around her like a living shroud.

With a squeal of tortured metal, the spectral figure drew forth the blackened spear protruding from her breastplate — the ancient weapon that had ended her life.

She threw it to the ground before the sword-wife. No words were spoken; there was no need. The sword-wife knew what was being offered to her — vengeance — and knew its terrible cost: her soul.

The spirit watched on, her face impassive and her eyes burning with an unrelenting cold fury, as the sword-wife picked up the treacherous weapon.

"I pledge myself to vengeance", said the sword-wife, her voice quivering. She reversed the spear, aiming the tip inward, towards her heart. “I pledge it with my blood. I pledge it with my soul.”

She paused. Her husband would have pleaded for her to turn away from this path. He would have begged her not to condemn her soul with this course of action. A moment of doubt gnawed at her. The undying specter watched on.

The sword-wife's eyes narrowed as she thought of her husband lying dead, cut down by swords and axes. She thought again of her children, sprawled upon the ground, and her resolve hardened like a cold stone in her heart. Her grip tightened upon the spear.

"Help me", she implored, her decision made. "Please, help me kill him".

She rammed the spear into her chest, driving it in deep.

The sword-wife's eyes widened and she dropped to her knees. She tried to speak, but only blood bubbled from her lips.

The ghostly apparition watched her die, her expression impassive.

As the last of the lifeblood ran from her body, the shade of the sword-wife climbed to her feet. She looked down at her insubstantial hands in wonder, then at her own corpse lying dead-eyed in a growing pool of blood upon the floor. The shade’s expression hardened, and a ghostly sword appeared in her hand.

An ethereal tether, little more than a wisp of light, linked the newly formed shade to the avenging spirit she had summoned. Through their bond, the sword-wife saw her differently, glimpsing the noble warrior she had been in life: tall and proud, her armor gleaming. Her posture was confident, yet without arrogance; a born leader, a born soldier. This was a commander that the sword-wife would have willingly bled for.

Behind the spirit's anger, she sensed her empathy — recognition of their shared pain of betrayal.

"Your cause is our cause", said Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance. Her voice was grave cold. "We walk the path of vengeance as one, now".

The sword-wife nodded.

With that, the avenging spirit and the shade of the sword-wife stepped into the darkness and were gone."

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Hunter's Machete
This is your standard Jungling item, nothing out of the ordinary here.
Doran's Blade
This item is usually the item you want to start with in lane for the added damage, health, and life steal.

Berserker's Greaves
These will be your go-to boots in most of your matches. They're the main choice because of the added attack speed.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
The reason why I chose these as your alternate pair of boots is because you'll most likely be grabbing one of my other attack speed items and you're free to pick these instead for the added CDR without affecting your attack speed.

Muramana
This item is your bread and butter of your Blue Build. The reason why I chose this item was because I wanted to emphasize how much of a punch each auto attack has and how it can be even more powerful if you implement it in a crit-based build. It gives you increased mana regeneration, some damage when inactive, and a huge spike in damage when active. But the catch is that it costs mana when it's active.
Blade of The Ruined King
This is a fantastic item to have simply because it gives you some damage, life steal, and attack speed, not to mention that its passive allows you to deal more damage based on their current health.
The Black Cleaver
I like this item because of the armor penetration it has, added damage, and cooldown reduction. It's passive armor reduction every auto attack makes it a great choice against tanks.
Frozen Mallet
This item is a great choice because of the added damage it provides, the huge chunk of health it gives, and it allows you to chase anybody with it's passive slow.
Essence Reaver
This item is the solution to a lack of Bloodthirster in your guide and your mana problems with your Muramana. Not only that, but it also gives you a 10% CDR. Hell yeah!
Statikk Shiv
This item is the crit item for Kalista. This item gives you a great attack speed, a decent amount of crit, and has an amazing passive that also has a chance to critically strike!
Infinity Edge
Since this item is in your Crit-based build it's a must. Who wouldn't want more crit chance, more damage, and a boost from 200% critical strike damage to 250%?
Trinity Force
I absolutely love this item in my crit build. We all know that Trinity Force is a really fun item to have but it offers so much to that build. What I focus on the most from it is the added crit chance and the proc from Sheen. As I mentioned in the above chapter, you can deal tons of damage thanks to this item being in your crit build.
Ranger's Trailblazer - Warrior
Now, the reason why I use this item as my initial Jungling item is because Kalista's jungle clearing is a bit slow at first and since she's squishy she needs this added health and mana when using the smite. Don't worry, once your clearing potential isn't reliant on the AOE smite you'll be replacing it with the next item below...
Stalker's Blade - Warrior
This will be the jungle item that will be in your final build. The reason why I prefer this item is for the slow effect when you smite champions. It's fantastic for giving you and your team a chance to gang up or chase them.
Zephyr
This is just a great filler item for the bonus attack speed, damage, and the added movement speed is nice too! As I stated in my notes replace where you see fit. If I had to choose a good replacement it would probably be Frozen Mallet. You don't get as much health but you do get added attack speed and you may not be happy with the attack speed that the build provides.

Guardian Angel
This is just a great item to have if you maybe have to carry a bit harder but you know you run the risk of dying. It's a nice second chance, you know?
Mercurial Scimitar
The reason why I like this item is because not only does it give damage and magic resistance, but it also has a fantastic active skill that removes all debuffs.

Last Whisper
I like this item just because it gives some damage and it ignores a sh*tload of their armor. It's a great anti-tank item.
The Bloodthirster
What's not to love about Bloodthirster? It has a lot of life steal, a lot of bonus damage, as well as a shield that comes from over-heals!
Runaan's Hurricane
This item is very situational but it does have its perks. If you're looking to shred multiple things fast with Rend this may be the item for you.
Youmuu's Ghostblade
I find this to be a great alternative to Muramana if you're going for a Non-Blue Build approach. It provides added damage, CDR, and attack speed. Nice, right?
Righteous Glory
I put this here as an experimental item. It has some chasing potential and it gives you some durability with the added health. The extra mana is nice as well.

Braum
Braum is by far my favorite support to lane with. I know he lacks the range to safely take advantage of Kalista's Sentinel passive but he's really tanky and with your utility and high mobility it makes him just as mobile. I love taking advantage of his passive and completely immobilizing the enemy with her slows and his stuns. What's really nice about this duo is that you can take advantage of the double knock-up that you both have with your ultimates.
Alistar
This guy is a great support to have. He has a heal, he can knock up the enemy as well as shoving them out from their tower, and can just really bully them. He's just a great support to have overall despite the lack of range for taking advantage of Kalista's Sentinel passive.
Morgana
With her spell shield, two snares, and her being a ranged champion to take advantage of Sentinel's passive, you two become a big deal in bottom lane. What's also really nice is that it's so easy to position Morgana thanks to Fate's Call which allows her to use her ultimate without having to use Flash.
Lux
This gal is a great choice because she is a ranged champion, has a slow, has a snare, and a really hard hitting ultimate. She's just a well-rounded choice as a support.
Leona
This choice should be a given. She's just a really tanky bully that can make some serious plays thanks to her stuns. Pair that with Kalista's ultimate and her slows and nothing can get away.
Kayle
She is a fantastic support. She has a ranged small AOE auto attack, a heal, a slow, and a shield that makes anybody invincible. What's not to love?
Galio
For all of you Galio mains you no longer have to worry about flashing in to ult! Support Kalista in bottom lane and have fun getting thrown into the abyss as you ult all of them! He's a great pick.

You may decide that you don't want to make your Oathsworn your support or perhaps you yourself are running support or possibly trying out another lane and need somebody to pledge their soul to you. These are some champions that I think synergize well with you.

Sejuani
A big reason why I like Sejuani is because she has a knock up, a slow, a stun, and another knock up thanks to Fate's Call. She provides even more of a fear factor than she already does now that Kalista is here. She gives you so much options in terms of engagements.
Wukong
With Wukong as your jungler you don't have to worry about him going invisible to engage whilst ganking. You can just suck him out from the river with Fate's Call and throw him into the fray while he immediately uses his ultimate to disrupt everybody! He's a great pick.
He's incredibly tanky and is full of initiations. He's a great jungler to have as an Oathsworn.
I will post more in this chapter soon!