Tank

Alistar

The Minotaur

Always a mighty warrior with a fearsome reputation, Alistar seeks revenge for the death of his clan at the hands of the Noxian empire. Though he was enslaved and forced into the life of a gladiator, his unbreakable will was what kept him from truly becoming a beast.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Triumphant Roar
Q
Pulverize
W
Headbutt
E
Trample
R
Unbreakable Will

Alistar

Overview

On patch 16.21, Alistar is rated B tier in the support role, winning 51.6% of 2,842 ranked games with a 2.9% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Aftershock with Flash and Heal and builds Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Boots of Swiftness.

Alistar struggles most against Janna (30.2%), Zilean (32.3%), and Neeko (39.3%) and does best against Poppy (64.3%), Shaco (61.9%), and Lux (58.6%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 2,842 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

51.6%

Win rate

2.9%

Pick rate

2.8K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Alistar

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 against Alistar

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.

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Matchups

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Strong against

Poppy64.3%28
Shaco61.9%21
Lux58.6%133
Xerath58.5%41
Blitzcrank58.3%120

Weak against

Janna30.2%43
Zilean32.3%31
Neeko39.3%28
Zyra39.5%43
Soraka42.9%49

Abilities

P
Triumphant 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.
Q
Pulverize
Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.
Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 365
W
Headbutt
Alistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.
Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 650
E
Trample
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.
Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 350
R
Unbreakable Will
Alistar lets out a wild roar, removing all crowd control effects on himself, and reducing incoming physical and magical damage for the duration.
Cooldown: 120/100/80Cost: 100Range: 1