Alistar
Recommended Build
Most popular build path
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti AD
Anti CC
Other options
Resolve
Aftershock
Font of Life
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Cosmic Insight
Abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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.
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14s | 14s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 12s | 14s | 12s | 2m |
| 9 | 10s | 13s | 12s | 2m |
| 11 | 10s | 12s | 12s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 10s | 10s | 11s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 10s | 10s | 10s | 1m20 |
The WQ combo (Headbutt + Pulverize) is instant if you press Q during the W dash — it's the basic engage combo.
Your R (Unbreakable Will) massively reduces damage — activate it when you dive under turret or when you're focused in a teamfight.
E (Trample) stuns after 5 stacks — auto-attack during your combo to stack it faster.
Don't always WQ: sometimes, W-ing an enemy toward your team is more effective than a WQ that leaves them in place.
Playing as Alistar
Tips to maximize your impact
The WQ combo (Headbutt + Pulverize) is instant if you press Q during the W dash — it's the basic engage combo.
Your R (Unbreakable Will) massively reduces damage — activate it when you dive under turret or when you're focused in a teamfight.
E (Trample) stuns after 5 stacks — auto-attack during your combo to stack it faster.
Don't always WQ: sometimes, W-ing an enemy toward your team is more effective than a WQ that leaves them in place.
Playing against Alistar
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Respect his level 2 (W+Q): it's one of the strongest engages in the game at that point. Stay at range.
His WQ combo has a long cooldown (~14s) — punish him aggressively after he uses it.
Alistar is useless if his ADC isn't there to follow up — provoke engages when the enemy ADC is busy farming.
His R reduces damage but not CC — keep CC-ing him even during his ult.
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Stats against Alistar
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Source: op.gg · Patch 16.9.1 · Apr 29, 2026
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