Alistar vs Rell

Alistar
vs
50.5%

over 3907 games

Rell

Skill matchup

Strong engageHeavy CCHeavy AP damageVery tanky

Build vs Rell

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

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

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5

Summoner spells

FlashHeal47%
FlashDot35%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Celestial Opposition
Solstice Sleigh
Bramble Vest
Thornmail
Bandlepipes
Protoplasm Harness
Frozen Heart
Shurelya's Battlesong
Abyssal Mask
Mikael's Blessing
Kaenic Rookern
Randuin's Omen
Bloodsong
Dark Seal
Imperial Mandate
Dead Man's Plate
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Hextech Rocketbelt
Force of Nature
Redemption
Stormsurge
Oblivion Orb
Heartsteel
Mejai's Soulstealer
Unending Despair
Zhonya's Hourglass
Jak'Sho, The Protean
60.9% WR92 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

Rell's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Break the Mold (P)

Rell's Attacks and Abilities deal additional magic damage and steal Armor and Magic Resist on hit.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
311s10s14s–
610s10s14s2m
99s10s14s2m
119s10s14s1m40
169s10s12s1m20
189s10s10s1m20

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 Rell

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back off when she speeds up

    Back off as soon as she speeds up toward you: Full Tilt (E) doubles her move speed toward enemies, and her next auto explodes.

  2. Don't count on a shield

    Don't count on a shield against her: Shattering Strike (Q) breaks all shields and stuns every unit in its line.

  3. Spread out from your allies

    Spread out from your allies when she gets into melee range: Magnet Storm (R) violently pulls nearby enemies in, then keeps dragging them toward her.

  4. Move away once she's on foot

    Move away from her once she's on foot: after Ferromancy: Crash Down (W), she's slowed, but gains armor and magic resist.

Patch 16.21.1