Alistar vs Lulu

Alistar
vs
50.8%

over 5881 games

Lulu

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy shieldingHeavy CCHeavy poke

Build vs Lulu

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Alistar: Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, Boots of Swiftness, Celestial Opposition, Solstice Sleigh, Bramble Vest, Thornmail.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari
1
Zeke's Convergence
2
Knight's Vow
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot45%
FlashHeal34%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Celestial Opposition
Solstice Sleigh
Bramble Vest
Thornmail
Bandlepipes
Protoplasm Harness
Frozen Heart
Shurelya's Battlesong
Randuin's Omen
Dark Seal
Mikael's Blessing
Dead Man's Plate
Bloodsong
Imperial Mandate
Kaenic Rookern
Abyssal Mask
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Hextech Rocketbelt
Force of Nature
Stormsurge
Heartsteel
Oblivion Orb
Mejai's Soulstealer
Redemption
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Zhonya's Hourglass
Spirit Visage
63.0% WR162 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
Bone PlatingBone Plating
UnflinchingUnflinching
InspirationInspiration
Hextech FlashtraptionHextech Flashtraption
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Lulu's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Pix, Faerie Companion (P)

Pix fires magical bolts of energy whenever the champion he's following attacks another enemy unit. These bolts are homing, but can be intercepted by other units.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s18s10s–
67s18s10s2m
97s18s10s2m
117s18s10s1m40
167s18s9s1m20
187s18s8s1m20

Playing as Alistar

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pulverize during your charge

    Cast Pulverize (Q) during the Headbutt (W) charge: it's your core engage, and the target takes a knock-up as soon as you arrive.

  2. Stay in melee range during Trample

    Stay in melee range during Trample (E): each pulse that hits a champion gives you a stack, and at max stacks your next auto stuns.

  3. Knock them toward your team

    Get behind your target, then cast Headbutt (W) toward your team: the charge knocks them back along your path, straight into your allies.

  4. Cast your R when you get focused

    Cast Unbreakable Will (R) when you dive under a tower or get focused: it removes all CC on you and reduces the damage you take.

Playing against Lulu

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge her two bolts

    Dodge Glitterlance (Q): two bolts fly out, one from Lulu and one from Pix, and each one damages and heavily slows.

  2. Engage twice

    Engage in two steps: make her use Whimsy (W), then re-engage during its 18-second cooldown.

  3. Focus her if you can reach her

    If you can reach her, focus her in teamfights: Whimsy (W), Help, Pix! (E) and Wild Growth (R) are mostly there to protect her allies.

  4. Back off from her enlarged ally

    When Wild Growth (R) enlarges one of her allies near you, back off: anyone close to them is knocked into the air, then the aura slows them.

Patch 16.21.1