Alistar

Vanguard · physical (AD) damage

Builds from patch 26.20 · 175K high-elo games

50.8%Win rate

2.2%Pick rate

8KGames

STier · Support

Counter build Alistar vs your enemies →

HIGHEST WIN-RATE BUILD

BUILD PATH · win rate by item

Later items show higher win rates partly because games that last that long are usually already being won. Compare items within a slot, not across slots.

STARTING

World Atlas400 gold

Health PotionConsume Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.50 gold

Best opening

BOOTS

Boots of Swiftness55 Move Speed Fleetfooted Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.1000 gold · 700 to combine

Most common

CORE

Celestial Opposition200 Health 75% Base Health Regen 75% Base Mana Regen 9 Gold Per 10 Seconds Blessing of the Mountain Reduce incoming champion damage for 2 seconds after taking damage from a champion. When the effect ends, slow nearby enemies by 50% for 1.5 seconds. Active (4 charges) Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision.400 gold→

Locket of the Iron Solari200 Health 30 Armor 30 Magic Resist 10 Ability Haste Devotion Grant nearby allies a 290 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.2200 gold · 700 to combine

Build every game

ITEM 2

Zeke's Convergence300 Health 25 Armor 25 Magic Resist 10 Ability Haste Frostfire Tempest Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.2200 gold · 700 to combine54.0% WR1,607 games

What players go

ITEM 3

Knight's Vow200 Health 40 Armor 10 Ability Haste 100% Base Health Regen Sacrifice While near your Worthy ally, take 14% of the damage they receive and heal for 12% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s) Designate an ally as Worthy.2300 gold · 400 to combine60.3% WR1,001 games

What players go

ITEM 4

Thornmail150 Health 75 Armor Thorns When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.2450 gold · 450 to combine43.2% WR118 games · small sample

What players go

Aftershock keystone

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Aftershock

Guardian

Demolish

Font of Life

Shield Bash

Conditioning

Second Wind

Bone Plating

Overgrowth

Revitalize

Unflinching

Inspiration

Glacial Augment

Unsealed Spellbook

First Strike

Hextech Flashtraption

Magical Footwear

Cash Back

Triple Tonic

Time Warp Tonic

Biscuit Delivery

Cosmic Insight

Approach Velocity

Jack Of All Trades

SUMMONER SPELLS

SKILL PRIORITY

Pulverize (Q)Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.Q

50.8% WR14% of games

SKILL PATH leveling order

Pulverize (Q)Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.QPulverize

2, 4, 5, 7, 9

Headbutt (W)Alistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.WHeadbutt

1, 8, 10, 12, 13

Trample (E)Alistar tramples nearby enemy units, ignoring unit collision and gaining stacks if he damages an enemy champion. At full stacks Alistar's next basic attack against an enemy champion deals additional magic damage and stuns them.ETrample

3, 14, 15, 17, 18

Unbreakable Will (R)Alistar lets out a wild roar, removing all crowd control effects on himself, and reducing incoming physical and magical damage for the duration.RUnbreakable Will

6, 11, 16

Based on 7,756 games · 50.8% win rate · High elo · patch 26.20.

BUILD PATH · win rate by item

Later items show higher win rates partly because games that last that long are usually already being won. Compare items within a slot, not across slots.

STARTING

Doran's Ring18 Ability Power 90 Health Drain Restore 1 Mana every second, increased to 2 Mana per second for 5 seconds after dealing damage to an enemy champion. If you can't gain Mana, heal for 45% of this value instead. Helping Hand Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.400 gold

Health PotionConsume Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.50 gold

Best opening

BOOTS

Ionian Boots of Lucidity10 Ability Haste 45 Move Speed Ionian Insight Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.900 gold · 350 to combine

Most common

CORE

Imperial Mandate60 Ability Power 15 Ability Haste 150% Base Mana Regen Control Gain 20 Ability Haste for your abilities with Immobilizing effects. Command On Immobilizing an enemy champion, mark them as 7% Vulnerable for 4 seconds.2400 gold · 700 to combine→

Blackfire Torch80 Ability Power 600 Mana 20 Ability Haste Baleful Blaze Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds. Blackfire For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.2800 gold · 700 to combine

Build every game

ITEM 3

Hextech Rocketbelt60 Ability Power 350 Health 10 Ability Haste Supersonic Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that deal magic damage.2650 gold · 350 to combine64.3% WR28 games · small sample

What players go

Deathfire Touch keystone

Sorcery

Summon Aery

Arcane Comet

Stormraider's Surge

Deathfire Touch

Axiom Arcanist

Manaflow Band

Nimbus Cloak

Transcendence

Celerity

Absolute Focus

Scorch

Waterwalking

Gathering Storm

Domination

Electrocute

Dark Harvest

Hail of Blades

Cheap Shot

Taste of Blood

Sudden Impact

Sixth Sense

Grisly Mementos

Deep Ward

Treasure Hunter

Relentless Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

SUMMONER SPELLS

SKILL PRIORITY

Headbutt (W)Alistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.W→

Pulverize (Q)Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.Q

54.3% WR33% of games

SKILL PATH leveling order

Pulverize (Q)Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.QPulverize

2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13

Headbutt (W)Alistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.WHeadbutt

1, 8, 10, 12

3, 14, 15, 17, 18

Unbreakable Will (R)Alistar lets out a wild roar, removing all crowd control effects on himself, and reducing incoming physical and magical damage for the duration.RUnbreakable Will

6, 11, 16

Based on 138 games · 54.3% win rate · High elo · patch 26.20.

ABILITIES

PassiveTriumphant Roar

Alistar charges his roar by stunning or displacing enemy champions or when nearby enemies die. When fully charged he heals himself all nearby allied champions.

QPulverize

Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.

WHeadbutt

Alistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.

ETrample

Alistar tramples nearby enemy units, ignoring unit collision and gaining stacks if he damages an enemy champion. At full stacks Alistar's next basic attack against an enemy champion deals additional magic damage and stuns them.

RUnbreakable Will

Alistar lets out a wild roar, removing all crowd control effects on himself, and reducing incoming physical and magical damage for the duration.

PLAYING ASAlistar

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

PLAYING AGAINSTAlistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.
Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.
When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.