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Alistar·Support Build

Triumphant RoarP
PulverizeQ
HeadbuttW
TrampleE
Unbreakable WillR
Win rate51.1%
Pick rate4.9%
Ban rate1.4%
Matches106 696-
Alistar Support has a 51.1% win rate with 4.9% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 106 696 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Alistar is Celestial Opposition, Plated Steelcaps, Warmog's Armor, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Knight's Vow. Most picked runes for Alistar Support are Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, and Unflinching for primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight, and Hextech Flashtraption for secondary tree.
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Alistar Build

Support Support  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 55.6% based on 22 561 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
AftershockInspiration
Celestial Opposition

Most Popular

55.6%
AftershockInspiration
Solstice Sleigh

2nd Most Popular

51.6%
Glacial AugmentResolve
Celestial Opposition

Alternative

47.3%
Phase RushInspiration
Celestial Opposition

Off-Meta

49.2%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR

Nukes Pro

100%

Effort Pro

100%
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We Win Iate OTP

70.6%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Leona

55.5%

Nautilus

56.5%

runes

Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerDot

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
World Atlas
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 12 sec

Early Items

Boots
Control Ward

@ 4 min

Core Items

Celestial Opposition
Plated Steelcaps
Warmog's Armor

@ 18 min

Full Build

Celestial Opposition
Plated Steelcaps
Warmog's Armor
Locket of the Iron Solari
Knight's Vow
Vigilant Wardstone

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Triumphant Roar
Pulverize
Headbutt
Trample
Unbreakable Will
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Zeke's Convergence
Thornmail
Frozen Heart
Abyssal Mask
Force of Nature
Randuin's Omen

Alistar Matchups Overview

Alistar General information

Alistar tips and tricks

During the laning phase, stand close to your ADC at all times. With good positioning, you can threaten an engage onto the enemy even if you don’t intend to engage. Stand next to or slightly in front of them at all times.

Look to set up death bushes before a major objective like the Dragon or Baron spawns. Sit inside a bush and ambush the enemy when they walk past with your HeadbuttW>PulverizeQ combo. Once an enemy is dead, take the objective.

Once you’ve engaged in a team fight, retreat and protect your ADC. Do not leave them hanging alone against the enemy frontline. Your goal is to engage and then fall back to help them.

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The Best Alistar Builds, Runes and Items for Support in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Alistar Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Aftershock as your keystone, followed by Font of Life, Bone Plating and Unflinching in the primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight and Hextech Flashtraption in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Ability Haste in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Celestial Opposition as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Warmog's Armor. For your last 3 items, you should build Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow and finish with Vigilant Wardstone. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 55.6% winrate over 22 561 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Alistar Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Aftershock as your keystone, Font of Life, Bone Plating and Unflinching in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Hextech Flashtraption in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Ability Haste in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Solstice Sleigh, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Locket of the Iron Solari as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Knight's Vow, Zeke's Convergence and Vigilant Wardstone. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 51.6% win rate over 8 647 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Glacial Augment as your keystone, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Bone Plating with Unflinching in the secondary tree, as well as Ability Haste, Health Scaling, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Celestial Opposition as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Locket of the Iron Solari as a third item. You want to finish the build with Knight's Vow, Zeke's Convergence and Vigilant Wardstone. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 47.3% win rate across 3 578 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Alistar Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity and Waterwalking as your primary rune tree, and Cosmic Insight with Hextech Flashtraption as your secondary tree. Use Ability Haste, Health Scaling and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Celestial Opposition as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Locket of the Iron Solari as third item. The last 3 options are Knight's Vow, Zeke's Convergence and Vigilant Wardstone. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 49.2% win rate over 2 467 matches played.

Situational Alistar Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Alistar build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Alistar runes page.

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Alistar Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Support in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Alistar Support are:

Consider picking Alistar into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Support matchups that currently are in favor of Alistar.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Alistar in the current patch into the following Support matchups:

These champions are considered as Alistar counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Alistar counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.