Alistar Counters

Best picks against Alistar

Highest win rate versus Alistar in Support.

1. 1Elise113 games54.9%
2. 2Brand393 games53.9%
3. 3Annie509 games53.0%
4. 4Swain595 games52.9%
5. 5Galio160 games52.5%
6. 6Rakan657 games52.0%
7. 7Leona1,694 games51.8%
8. 8Lulu1,391 games51.5%
9. 9Janna639 games51.5%
10. 10Senna691 games51.4%
11. 11Thresh2,426 games51.1%
12. 12Zyra343 games51.0%

Worst picks against Alistar

Lowest win rate versus Alistar in Support.

1. 1Shen156 games43.0%
2. 2Yuumi795 games44.5%
3. 3Pyke894 games45.3%
4. 4Shaco152 games45.4%
5. 5Poppy473 games45.9%
6. 6Neeko291 games46.0%
7. 7Renata Glasc214 games46.3%
8. 8Milio663 games46.8%
9. 9Sona239 games46.9%
10. 10Amumu113 games46.9%
11. 11Tahm Kench497 games47.5%
12. 12Nami770 games47.7%
13. 13Nautilus1,706 games48.1%
14. 14Xerath353 games48.2%
15. 15Pantheon615 games48.3%

Best lane counters vs Alistar

Largest gold lead over Alistar at 15 minutes in Support.

1. 1Swain213 games+799
2. 2Xerath136 games+646
3. 3Lux319 games+604
4. 4Senna133 games+574
5. 5Brand128 games+569
6. 6Pyke233 games+554
7. 7Pantheon198 games+510
8. 8Morgana257 games+454
9. 9Tahm Kench153 games+374
10. 10Zyra138 games+362
11. 11Seraphine311 games+323
12. 12Karma171 games+299
13. 13Poppy122 games+296
14. 14Thresh485 games+131
15. 15Maokai112 games+106

How to play against Alistar

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Punish E downtime with short trades before he can threaten a second crowd-control chain.
2. Stand outside direct W angles near your tower so a low-health engage cannot turn into a dive setup.
3. Poke him before objective fights; he has to choose between starting low or spending R early.
4. Avoid starting fights through him from the front, because Q and W can stop short-range engages cleanly.
5. Wait for him to commit W or Q before your carries step forward.

Where Alistar is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Alistar's engage is telegraphed and short-ranged; spacing, disengage, and spread formations make him waste cooldowns.
• He offers little sustained damage after the first combo, so failed engages leave his carries exposed.