Who counters Alistar?

Milio, Leona, Zilean are among the strongest counters to Alistar this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Alistar Counters

AAlistar · Support · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.8%

Pick

5.2%

Ban

1.7%

Games

19,195

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 1h agoPatch 26.203,676,314 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Alistar

How often these champions beat Alistar. Pick one of these into it.

Milio57.3%454 games 2

Leona53.6%898 games 3

Zilean53.1%224 games 4

Swain53.1%211 games 5

Soraka52.0%275 games 6

Seraphine51.9%297 games 7

Karma51.8%380 games 8

Nami51.6%668 games

Worst picks against Alistar

How often these champions beat Alistar: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Yuumi42.9%380 games 2

Bard45.6%338 games 3

Nautilus46.4%844 games 4

Poppy46.8%265 games 5

Morgana47.0%253 games 6

Pantheon47.1%227 games 7

Lulu47.6%778 games 8

Thresh48.7%1,275 games

How to play against Alistar

To beat Alistar in Support on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Alistar is a strong pick this patch with a 50.8% win rate across 19,195 ranked games at a 5.2% pick rate. The champions that beat Alistar hardest right now are Milio, Leona, Zilean: Milio wins 57.3% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Alistar scales: its win rate climbs to 51.9% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: 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. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Alistar's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.