Tier

Win Rate

51.3%

Pick Rate

5.3%

Matches

86,798

Alistar Runes

Build Patch 14.11

Core Alistar Item Build Order

58.2% Win Rate (929 Games)
Heartsteel

1st

Mercury's Treads

2nd

Winter's Approach

3rd

Heartsteel

4th

Winter's Approach

5th

Sunfire Aegis

6th

Heartsteel
Mercury's Treads
Winter's Approach
Heartsteel
Winter's Approach
Sunfire Aegis

Core Alistar Item Build Path

Situational

Thornmail
Kaenic Rookern
Warmog's Armor
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Unending Despair
Force of Nature
Frozen Heart

Summoner Spells

Flash
2,191 Games58%

Alistar Skill Order

0
Triumphant Roar

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Pulverize
Headbutt
Trample
Unbreakable Will

Alistar Guide

Learn Alistar with our Alistar guide. Learn about Alistar's strengths and Alistar's weaknesses, and harness key insights to optimize your playstyle. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to Alistar, our guide provides the tools you need to dominate the battlefield.
Key Insights
  • Alistar
    P
    's heal is doubled for nearby allied champions.
  • Alistar
    Q
    can be used during
    Alistar
    W
    to cancel its knockback and instead knock up the enemies in the AoE.
  • Alistar
    E
    will only stack if an enemy champion is being damaged by it.
  • On cast,
    Alistar
    R
    cleanses Alistar of ALL crowd control.
Strengths
  • Has a very strong level 2/3 with
    Alistar
    W
    +
    Alistar
    Q
    .
  • Alistar
    W
    can be used into a thick wall to hold a target in place rather than knock them back, allowing Alistar to extend his CC chain.
  • Excels at roaming with his CC tools as well as turret diving and frontlining with
    Alistar
    R
    .
  • Strong with items boosting durability and support utility.
Weaknesses
  • Very weak at level 1 since he only has access to either
    Alistar
    Q
    or
    Alistar
    W
    when his combo needs both, and can be heavily punished during this time.
  • Alistar
    Q
    and
    Alistar
    W
    both have a 14 second cooldown at rank 1. Once used, he can be punished.
  • Alistar
    W
    +
    Alistar
    Q
    combo can be dodged with mobility spells.

Alistar's Trends for ARAM

Stay ahead of the curve with the latest win rates, pick rates, and ban rates for Alistar. Our Trends section offers a deep dive into how Alistar is performing in the current meta, with data from the last five patches.
Win Rate

52.5%

(+1.8%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate

4.2%

(+0.2%)
vs last patch