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Alistar·Top Build

Triumphant RoarP
PulverizeQ
HeadbuttW
TrampleE
Unbreakable WillR
Win rate40.3%
Pick rate0.1%
Ban rate1.9%
Matches939-
Alistar Top has a 40.3% win rate with 0.1% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 939 matches in patch 15.23 the best build for Alistar is Hextech Rocketbelt, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Cosmic Drive, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. Most picked runes for Alistar Top are Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, and Waterwalking for primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight, and Hextech Flashtraption for secondary tree.
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Alistar Build

Top Top  Patch 15.23

Most Popular

Win Rate 38.0% based on 71 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Phase RushInspiration
Hextech Rocketbelt

Most Popular

38.0%
ElectrocuteSorcery
Hextech Rocketbelt

Highest WR

42.0%

runes

Sorcery
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometPhase Rush
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
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

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 15 sec

Early Items

Amplifying Tome
Boots

@ 4 min

Core Items

Hextech Rocketbelt
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Cosmic Drive

@ 23 min

Full Build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Cosmic Drive
Zhonya's Hourglass
Stormsurge
Abyssal Mask

ability order

Max:

Q

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W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Triumphant Roar
Pulverize
Headbutt
Trample
Unbreakable Will
1
W
2
Q
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

Sunfire Aegis
Bloodletter's Curse
Rabadon's Deathcap
Thornmail
Redemption

Alistar Matchups Overview

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

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Alistar Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Phase Rush as your keystone, followed by Nimbus Cloak, Celerity and Waterwalking 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 Hextech Rocketbelt as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Cosmic Drive. For your last 3 items, you should build Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge and finish with Abyssal Mask. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 38.0% winrate over 71 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 Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 25.24 the best possible matchups for Alistar Top are:

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

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Alistar in the current patch into the following Top 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.