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The Unbreakable Wall (Patch 5.24) Alistar support

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The Unbreakable Wall, Alistar

3/50

ALISTAR BUILD

QuintofGold

GlyphofMagic
Resist

MarkofArmor

SealofScaling
Health

3x

9x

9x

9x

Supports tend to get enough gold income for gold quints to be largely obsolete
now. I'd rather just have the extra tankiness for my early game by just taking
quints of armor isntead of gold quints. -3

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REGULAR START

RelicShield

START 2

HealthPotion

Warding
Totem

AncientCoin

HealthPotion

COMMUNITYCUPS

Warding
Totem

Warding Totem





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Targon'sBrace

Bootsof
Speed

SweepingLens

VisionWard

Sightstone

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Active:ConsumeachargetoplaceaninvisibleStealthWa
whichrevealsthesurroundingareafor60120seconds
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dependingonlevel.

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Alistar

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CORE

Faceofthe
Mountain

Ruby
Sightstone

Locketofthe
IronSolari

Bootsof
Mobility
Distortion

TANK CHOICES

Randuin's
Omen

Storeonechargeevery180120secondsdependingonle

UTILITY CHOICES

Mikael's
Crucible

Zeke's
Harbinger

Righteous
Glory

DMP is also good if you did

take mobis.

Banshee'sVeil

FrozenHeart

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to2maximumcharges.
Alistar is a pick support.
When alistar's flash
is up in
higher level play, someone dies. AlacrityTOP
should
never
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be picked over distortion -2
Support,Top,MidThe
Locket's really not that good
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an AP heavy team. Vs an all
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5.24)Alistarsupport

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Bootsof
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FrozenHeart

Enchantment:
Captain

Enchantment:
Distortion

Locketofthe
IronSolari

Randuin's
Omen

Righteous
Glory

Oracle
Alteration

ENCHANTMENTS

Enchantment:
Alacrity

ABILITY SEQUENCE

9
8

10

12

13

14
6

15

11

17

18

16

MASTERIES

5/5

1/1

5/5

5/5

1/1

Merciless over Mana regen? Alistar's mana

regen's pretty shit, especially if you're
running relic shield, or you play
aggressively with WQ. -2

1/1

1/1

5/5

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Taric

Ew.Iwillchangethisthedayimeetanactuallygoodtaricplayer,

Alistar

Thiswonthappeninrankedordraftsoitshouldbeok,butyoushouldhave
theadvantageifyouknowyourstuff,justdonotengageonenemytanksand
justoncarries.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
MeandAlistarIntrudocution
AbilitiesExplained
SummonerSpells
Combos
Warding
RoamingMidLane
BotLaneSynergy
Runes
Masteries
ProsandConstoAlistar
InLaneandDuringTeamfights
YourGoalasAlistar
Items
FaceoftheMountainorEyeoftheEquinox?
FullAPAlistar
WhenToPickAlistar
Epilogue

Me and Alistar-Intrudocution

Hello,Iamfacehunter33andIamcurrentlyan Alistarmain.
Aftermonthsofteachingmyselfandwatchingstreams,Ihavebeenabletomasterthepowerhousethatis
Alistar,andsoonafteryouhavelookedoverthisguide,sowillyou.
AlistarisatankysupportwhichspecializesinSingleTargetDisengage,butstillhassomeengageandsustain
abilities/combosinhiskit.Hiskitdoestaketimetomaster,butwithenoughpracticeandknowledgeofhiskit,
youareabletocreateawellroundedsupportthatcanendupcarryingalongways.Alistarhasalotoflane
presencewithhisflashengagesandcombos,soheisscarytofacewhateveryourenemyisplaying,whetherits
engage,youhavegoodpealtocounteract,andwhetheritsdisengageorsustain,yourengageisquiteimpeccable
tocounteract,youalsoprovidethreatinteamfightsbecauseofthetankyfrontlineyouare.

Abilities Explained

Pulverizeis Alistar'sQ,withthisyoucanknockuptheenemyinasmallaoeradius.Ifyouhappentoget
neartheenemymakesuretoQ.Thisabilityisusedineverysingleoneofyourcombos,andisprobably
Alistar'smainability.IFyouarehookedbyachampion,thisisaperfectopportunityto Pulverize,thentofollow
upwith Headbuttorsimply HeadbuttandsaveQforsomethingelse.Maxfirst,anddependingonlanegetat
level1.

Show us EXACTLY how far away your

opponents can be while still getting knocked
up. The Q range is actually quite deceptive.
-2

Headbuttis Alistar'sW,withthisyouramtheenemychampion,minion,junglemonster,(notdragonbaron
ofriftherald)yougetthepoint.Thisis Alistar'smaindisengageandalongwithQ,itformsthismadcow's
combos.Thisabilitymakesforgreatganksandroams,isgreatatdenyingganksandcanmaketheenemybeout
ofposition,whichalotoftimeshasahugeeffectonwhowillwinfights,becarefulthough,ifyouknocksomething
intoathinwall,thetargetcangothroughthewall.Usuallygottenlevel2,unlessthematchuprequiresyoutoget
E,andmaxthissecondafterQ.

.... DISENGAGE?
It can be used as peel in team fights too. -2

TriumphantRoaris Alistar'sE,eventhethoughthehealins'ttoogood,youcanuseittokeepyouandyour
ADCalive,aswellasdenytheenemy'sCS,orsimplyjusttoeasilyactivateyourpassive Trample.Payattention
toyourminionsandhealthemeverysooften,toeitherpushlaneordenyCSfortheenemyADC.Maxthirddueto
manacosts,getatlevel3or2dependingiftheenemyisharassingalot.

UnbreakableWillis Alistar'sultimate,Thisisprettymuchafree QuicksilverSashthatgivesyouboth

armorandMagicResistontopofit.Irecommendusingthiswhenroamingandtheenemyhasyoustunned,such
asifyouaregettinga Veigarandhegetsyouinhisbox,andwhenyouoryourADCiscaughtinCCwhenan
enemyjungleiscomingtogank.DonothesitatetointentionallyrunintoCCtodefendyourcarry,becausewith
yourult,youcangetoutofitwhileyourcarrymaynotbeableunlesstheyhaveitemssuchas Mercurial
Scimitar.Upgradewheneverpossible.

This makes tower dives very easy with

alistar. -2
Talk about EXACTLY when to use this in
team fights -4

Thefollowingismyusuallevelingofskillsdisregardingroamsandinlaneharass:
ABILITYSEQUENCE
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Summoner Spells

Igniteisthesummonerspellyouwouldnormallybringifyouareconfidentthatyoudonotneed

exhaustforlane.Youmayalsoneedanignitertostopmassivehealsonchampionssuchas Fioraandherultor
Dr.Mundoandhisult,orifyouwishtosecurekills.Igniteallowsforasupportandcarrytoplaymoreoffensive
inlaneandoftensnowballeasieroffthelaningphase.

Exhaustisthespellyoubringifyourathernotstealkillswith

Ignite,oroveralljustdonotwant

Ignite.Exhaustisgreatforlanesincetheenemywillloseattackspeedanddefensivestats,whichwillhelpyour
ADCkill.Againstateamthathas2ormoreassassinorfighterchampionssuchas Rivenand Fiora,youwant
tobringthissummonerspelltoshutthemdowninteamfightsandtomakeiteasierforyourteamtokillthem,
thisalsohelpsinganksofcoursebyslowingtheenemydownandmakingiteasierforyourcarryandjunglerto
catchup.

FlashisprettymuchMANDATORYon

enoughtogetkillsmostofthetime,
orescape.

Alistarifyouwishtobeofanyuseatall.YourWQjustisn't

Flashjustaddssomuchpresenceandallowsforagoodandsaveengage

I'd just remove this from the guide tbh :P -2

Healisnotthebesttohaveonasupport,butIguessifyourADCdecidedtotake

Exhaustor

Igniteitcouldbeviable,itsjustnotasgoodbecauseyouhaveanotherdefensivesummonerandyourADCwontif
hetakeseitherigniteorexhaust.

Combos

Non-Flash Combos

QW:Thisisprettymuchtheeasiestcomboin Alistar'skit. Pulverize HeadbuttorQWisthecomboyou

useifyousomehowgetcloseenoughtotheenemythatyoucan Pulverizeandthenknockthembackintoyour

team,ifyougetthisopportunityDONOTWASTEIT,itsrareandyoudonotuseanysummonersintheprocess,
justdonotriskyourteam'schancesofwinningbyoverextending.
Headbutt PulverizeorWQ:Alistar'sbreadandbutter,itishismainengagecombo,thatcanbehardto
masterbuthassomuchpotential.Thiscomboiswhy Alistarissosuccessfulatroamingandorengagingwhen
ajunglerganks.WQisknowntobeincrediblyhardtomasterfornewplayers,howeverbecause Headbutt's
animationgotslower,youarenowabletolandthecombomorecommonly.TomasterthiscomboIputmyself
through40minutesessionsofjustsimplydoingthiscomboonacustomgame.IfyouplaywithquickcastI
recommendtryingthiscombonormallybeforeusingquickcast,becauseitdoeshelp.OnceyoupressWmakesure
youquicklyturntopressingQ.
TIP:
IfyouarelearninghowtoWQ,byusing Headbuttontoathickenoughwall,theenemyisstunned,andyou
caneasilyfollowupwithQ.Thisworksverywellifyouhavea VayneifyouWQintothewallandsheuses
Condemn.
HeadbuttAA PulverizeAA:ThiscomboisusedtomaximizeyourDPS,yourmainsourceofdamagewhen
goingAPdueto Sheen.Thegoalofthiscomboisto Headbuttanenemychampionintoawall,autoattack
them,then Pulverizeandautoattack,notonlydoesthischunkthehpofacarryearlyoninthegame,butit
canbeaprettysimpleengagewithcertainchampions,speciallywith Vaynesinceitiseasyto Condemninto
awall.

Flash Combos

Flash Pulverize HeadbuttorFlashQW:ThisistheworseversionofthenextcomboQFlashW.Withthis

comboyouquicklygaindistancetowardsanenemytofollowupwithaQandthenknockthembackontoyour
team,howeveritisprettyeasytoreactto.
Pulverize Flash HeadbuttorQFlashW:Thisistheupgradetothelastcombo,anditisawholelotharder
toescapefrom.WiththiscomboyouhavetoflashinthemiddleofyourQ'sanimationtothenknockuptheenemy
andhaveafreeW.Tofullymasterthiscomboyoumustknowhowlongittakesfor Alistarto Pulverizeand
howfar Flashwilltakeyou.
Flash Headbutt PulverizeorFlashWQ:PracticallythesameasyourWQ,butitcoversmoredistance
andittakesmoreskilltodo.
Headbutt Flash PulverizeorWFlashQ:Prettysimplecombo,itsjustverysituational.Iusethiscombo
whenroamingmid,Igobehindthetowerthen Headbutttheenemyintothelane, Flashontothemand
thenknockthemupwithQ.Thisusuallyresultsinakillaslongasyourmidlanerfollowsuporhasenough
damage.

Warding

EXACTLY how much distance does it

cover? Your readers need to be given a
better idea of when they can 'pull the
trigger'. Show some pictures and quiz your
readers on whether in the picture, the
alistar would be in range to successfully
lane a flash WQ etc. -4

WhereIliketoPlacemyPinkWardsOnbothBlueandRedsides.

Good start, but this is still too broad. You

need to give your readers an idea of how
to ward when ahead, and when behind.
Pretty sure most people don't know how to
ward correctly, especially when behind,
and will often times die trying to ward. I
want your guide to teach your readers
how to break that habit -2

trinketwardsIplaceeitheronthesamespotsthanthepink,orintheentrancestolanes,puttingatrinketward
whereyouputapinkisnotabadidea,tomakesurethatifyourpinkwardisbroken,youstillhavevisionofthe
area,itisjustmuchhardertomanage.Anotherplacetowardoftenarethe2bushesintopandbotlane,thisis
mostlyforearlygame,butifyouarepushingyouwillgainmorelanecontrolovertheopponent,placingapink
wardisn'tabadideaifyouarecampingthebushandtheenemykeepswardingitwithtrinkets..

Roaming Mid Lane

Whenroamingwith Alistaryouhavealotofwaystoapproachtheenemy.
YoucangoforaWFlashQorWwalktoenemyQwhichislesseffective,toknocktheenemyoutofturret.
YoucansimplygointolaneandWQorQFlashW,oryoucangoforthelevel1roammidlanewithyourW
Headbutt.
WFlashQ/WWalktoenemyQ

Level1Roamspotstocamp:

Bot Lane Synergy

Include synergies with more meta picks.

For example, lucian, and tristana are
both heavily picked, and you should
include the weaknesses and strengths of
those bot lane compositions.

8/10synergy
KalistarasIliketocallit,isastrongengagecombowhichismostlygoodbecauseofkalista'searlygameand
Alistar'sengagemakinguseof Kalista'sultimate. Alistardoesnotmakealotofuseof Kalista's
Sentinelpassive,butherultimate Fate'sCallistheequivalentofaflashengagefor Alistar,butwitheven
longerrangeandcanknockuptargetswithouttheuseofQ.Heavyengagecombo,verygoodlanningaslongas
theADCandsupportplayaggressively.

9/10synergy
Vayneand Alistarmakequiteagoodcombo,asanADC Vaynedoesnothavethebestoflaningphases,
alistar'sEdoeshelpwiththehealth,buthisdisengageletsvaynescaleupeasilyintoherlategamemonsterthat
trulydefinesvayne.Alistar'squickalsomakesiteasyforvaynetolandgooda CondemnandforeasyCCchains
thatcanwinbothlanesandteamfights.Sustainlane,Gooddamageandsynergyinteamfights.

6/10synergy
Althoughnotasgoodas

Nautilus

AsheCCwise,thiscomboprovidesalotofCrowdcontrolandcanendupto

beverylanedominant.Whenan Ashelandsanultbotlane,thisisagoodopportunityforaneasyQWfor
Alistar.Verygoodlaningphase,goodCC,Hardengage.

7/10synergy
Itsassimpleasthiscombocaneasilywinlane.When AlistarWQ's Jinxhastheopportunitytolaydownher
FlameChompers!andthen Zap!todealalotofdamageandharassyouropponentsoutoflane,andmaybe
evengetkills.Alistaralsohelpsjinxwithherhyperscalingnaturewithhisverygooddisengage.Verygoodlaning
phase,Goodscaling.

7/10synergy
VeryEngageheavycombo.Sivir'sultimate OnTheHuntallowsforagoodengagewiththespeedupitprovides,
withthisyoumaynotevenneedtoflashengageasAlistar.Sustainlane,Oneofthebestengagesinthegame,
sadlysivirfallsoffinthelategame,soyouhavetoputinalotmoreefforttokeepherpealedsoshewilldothe
neededdamage.

7/10synergy
MissFortuneisincrediblygoodatthemoment,sheisgoodbothwithengageanddisengagetomakesureher
ultimateisnotstopped.Herearlyandlategamedamageisprettydangstrong.IfyouengagewithWQ,MFcan
simplyputdownher MakeitRainandthenfollowupwitheitherherultorautoattacksforsomegreatharass.
Ifyourteamalreadyhassomegoodengage,ifyourMFultsandanenemywantstoCChertostopherult,itis
yourjobtoknockthembackintoherultimateortomakesureherultisnotcanceledbyenemyCC.

7.5/10synergy
Varuslikestopokealotinlane,andhisdamageonQjustscalesreallywell.Level6iskeyhere.Varusdoesrelya
lotonhisQ PiercingArrowpoke,howeverwhenAlistarengageswithWQVaruscaneasilyfollowupwith
ChainofCorruptionanddoalotofdamagetotheenemy,becausetheyareknockedupbyAlistar's Pulverize,
Varus'sult ChainofCorruptioncannotbedodgedbyflashsoitusuallyresultsinakillifyoucandoenoughDPS.

5.5/10synergy
Thisisn'ttogoodalane,butitdoesworkoutlategame.Kog'mawcaneasilyshredtankslategameanddoalotof
damageoverall,howeverhedoeshavealotofskillshotsinhisskitandyoucantdomuchtomakesuretheyland
butWQandforhimtofollowupwith VoidOozeandmaybea LivingArtillery,themaingoalofthislaneisto
builduptolategameandtopealforkog'maw,aslongasheisn'tdivedbytheenemyyouwilldofineinteamfights,
theproblemisthatifmultipleenemiesdive,youwillonlyhaveQandmaybeexhausttofollowupwith,yourWis
veryonetargetreliant.

Runes

RUNES

GreaterQuintessenceof
Gold
3

GreaterGlyphofMagic
Resist
9

GreaterMarkofArmor
9

GreaterSealofScaling
Health
9

GoldQuintsallowforyoutoeasilygetitems,sinceyouwontgettoomanychancestoCSuntilyougetrelicstacks
oryoubuild FaceoftheMountain
MRGlyphsbecauseyoudonotwanttobepokeddowninlanebyheavyAPpokesupportssuchas[brandand
Sona.YoucanalsogoforscalingMR,butyoutakemoredamageearlygame
ArmorMarkstotakelessdamagefromtheenemyADCinlane,andoverallinthegame.Canbereplacedforscaling
armorbutwillhavelesseffectearlygame.
ScalingHPSealssoyoucantakemorehitsincaseyoubuildalotofutility,aswellashavingalotofHPisquite
nicetohave,howeverthisdoesmakeyouquiteabitsquishierearlyonthenifyouhadflatHP.

Masteries

Resolve Tree: 18

Recoveryx5tobeabletostayinlaneforlonger,andfortheusefulHPregen
Explorerx1becauseroamingwithalistarisessentialtoalistar'sgameplay,youcanalsohave ToughSkinx1
ifyoudonotlikeroamingmuch.
VeteranScarsx5+45hp,itsagiven
Insightx1CDRonsummonersspells,Ijustlovespammingflashwheneverpossible,andthe15%CDRon
Insightjustgoestoowellwith Alistar
LegendaryGuardianx5Youdowellinteamfights,andthismasterygivesyouarmorandMRforbeinginone.
BondofStonex1YoutakedamageforyourADCorothermembersofyourteam,itsjustareallygoodmastery
tohave.

Cunning tree: 12

Wandererx5onceagainforroamingandcatchinguptoenemiestocombo
SecretStashx1extramanaisgreat,aswellasyouaren'tanassassinorajunglertomakeuseoftheother2
masteries
Meditationx5manaregenrocksearlygame
DangerousGametoogoodtopasson,yougainHPforassisting/killinganenemy,notethat Banditdoes
giveyouquiteabitofgold,butsincealistarismeleehewillnotbemakingmuchuseofthisability,speciallysince
heinstmuchofaharass/pokechampion,sooveralldangerousgameisthebetterpick.

Decent enough defense.

Pros and Cons to Alistar

Pros to playing Alistar:

Use [table] or [columns] to make this

section look nicer.

Tankyfrontline
Oneofthebestsingletargetdisengagesinthegame
SomesustainwithE
BuiltinQSSactive
Agoodchampiontolearn
GreatPeel
HasverygoodlanesynergywithalotofADCs
AOEknockup
Doesverywellwiththesummonerspell
Alistar'sult,

Flash

UnbreakableWillmakesitsoyoucangettankywithouttheneedfortankitems

Cons to playing Alistar

Melee
LackssomeCC
Notthebestpassives
Doeslackengagepotentialwithout

Flash

Requirestimeandknowledgetomastercombos
Thischampionisnotforeveryone
DoeslacksomeMultidisengage

In Lane and During Teamfights

Alistarcanplay2ways.DependingonyourADCyoucanplayveryaggressivelyorverypassive.
Whenplayingaggressiveyouwanttomakesureyoucaneasilydoyourcombos,andthatyourcarryisreadyto
engageatanymoment.DogiveyourADCtimetoCSortoharass.
WhenplayingpassivelymakesureyousaveW Headbuttincasetheenemyengages,butifyouareabletoland
agoodQ,donothesitateto Headbuttintoturret.IFyourjungleisgankingbereadytoengage,anddonotgive
awaythefactthatyourjungleisgankingbysimplywalkingattheenemy,circleacoupletimes,andifneedbeuse
Flashtoengage.
Inteamfightsyoualsohavetwopossibleroles,ToengageortoPeelforcarries.

When Engaging Make sure to:

Engageoncarriesorsqushies,notontanks
Punishanycarriesthatenterthefrontlinesoftheenemy
punishoversteppingoroverextending
catchoffanysquishiesorcarriesthatareawayfromtheenemy'speelortankline
Masteryourcombostoincreasethechancesofasuccessfulteamfight.

When peeling for carries, make sure to:

Keepyourcarryalive
Staywithyourcarryatalltimes,

Zeke'sHarbingerwillalsobenefitfromthis

MakesureyourADCorcarryisnotbeingCC'ddown
Pushawaytheenemy'sengage
Donothesitatetoengageontheenemy'scarries
KeephealingyourcarrieswithE,aswellasshieldingthem,alwaysputthelifeofthecarryoveryour
own.

Peeling
Thinkaboutit,whoisitthatnormallywilldealthemostdamageinateamfight?Normallyitwouldnotbea
supportwhodoesthemostdamageinyourteam,speciallylategamewhentanksbecomeastrongerfrontlineand
whencarriesbecomemorerelevant.YourADCismostlikelythepersonwhowillthemostdamageinthegame
whenthetimerhits30to40minutes.Thedamagechampionslike Vayne, Jinxand Tristanacandeal
atthispointinthegameisincrediblydangeroustotanksandenemyfrontlines.Certainmidlanerseventhough
theydodealalotofdamage,cantcomparetothelategameofanADC,theycantaseasilyshredtanksasa
Dravencould.
Peelconsistsofprotectingyourbacklinetomakesuretheydealthenecessarydamagetowinateamfight.
WithoutyourADCyourteamlosesasignificantamountofdamage,andwithoutyourotherlanesyourADCmight
aswellbesittingina1v5.Yourroleasasupportistokeepyourcarriesalive,orsimplyengagefights.Bymaking
surenoCCisappliedontoyourcarry,makingsureyourcarrystayshealthyandmakingsurethatenemytanksor
fightersarenotinrangeofyourcarrytoburstthemdown.

How to Peel?
UseCCtomakesureyourCarriesstayalive
Prioritizethoseclosesttoyourallies
Usecooldownswisely,saveyourCCifitisnotneeded
Predictenemyreaction
Buyitemstohelpyouwithpeeling,itemssuchas
RighteousGlory, Randuin'sOmenand Mikael'sCrucibleallhelpyourADCorothercarriesstayalive,
whetheritisbyslowingenemiesorremovingCC,itwillallhelpyourdamagedealersdealdamage.

Who to prioritize when peeling ?

Whoeverisfed,aslongastheybelongtothebackline:Usuallywhenachampionisfedtheydealoverwhelming
amountsofdamagetotheenemy,theroleofthebacklineistodealdamagefromrange,ortobesafewhendoing
so,theyoftenlikelackselfpeelbutexceptionssuchas Tristanaexistwhereherultimate BusterShotcan
servetokeepenemiesaway.

Talk about when to play aggresively, and

when to play passively. A large part of
laning is identifying the playstyle and
meshing with the playstyle of your ADC. In
plat+ games, this sort of this is adapted to
quite easily, whereas in bronze and silver
games that sort of synergy isn't quite there.
-2

Whoeverisfed,aslongastheybelongtothefrontline:Theroleofthefrontlineistopeelandengagefights,so
technicallyyoubelongtothisgroup,howeveryoulackinthedamagedepartment.Championssuchas Riven,
and Dariusoftendonotneedpeelsincetheyaretheoneswhotheenemyistryingtopeel,howeveryoucan
helptomakesuretheenemydoesnotpeelthemawayfromtheenemycarriesandtoletthemremoveagiant
threatfromtheenemy.
YourADC,whetherfedornot:EvenifyourADCisnotveryreliableearlyon,theyusuallyoutscalemost
championsandareabletocomebackinthelategame,bykeepingthemalive,theyareabletodealdamageand
getkillseasier,itemssuchas Zeke'sHarbingermakealotofusefromyoubeingbyyourADCaswell.
YourMidLaner,iftheyaremagessinceassassinsmostlybelongtothefrontline:notmuchsustaindamage,but
theyareabletoeasilyburstdownenemies,whichcanhelpwithgettingridoftheenemycarriesorsquishies.

Your Goal as Alistar

Wheninlane,Alistardependsalotonhis Flashtomakeaggressiveplays,thisisbecauseWQdoesn'tallow
muchfollowup,unlessyouhave Exhaust.Alotofyourlanepresenceisfromthatflash,eventhoughincertain
matchupsyouplaymoreofadisengagethananaggressivechampion.

-Early Game
Alistarspendsalotofhistimeintheearlygameoutoflane,thisistoeithersnowballthemidlane/jungle/
toplaner,giveyourADCanEXPadvantage,acquiremapvisionorgetobjectives.Sincealotofyour
pressuredoescomefromthatflash,alotoftimeswhenyouburnedflashyouwillnotneedtobeinlane,however
incertainmatchupssuchaswhengoingagainsta Leonayousuddenlycantroamtoooftenbecauseyouhave
tokeepyourADCalive.Thisdoesnotmeanyoushouldspendmostofyourtimeoutofbotlane,youstillwantto
createpressurethere,andunlessyoucansecureakillinanotherlanewithflash,thenstayinbotlaneandplay
aroundthatflash.
Whentogooutoflane:

Good +1

YourADCdecidestoback,butyoustillhavemanaandhpleftover,youcanroamorgetvisioncontrol.
Afterbacking,yourADCheadstolanewhileyouheadandgaincontrolofthemap,tocomebackbotlane
Afteryourjunglehasgankedyou,andyouknowthebotlaneisnotgoingtobebackforawhile
Youknowtheenemyjungleisnowherenearwhereyouareplanningtogo,EX:youplantoroammidwhilethe
junglerbacksintobaseoriscurrentlyclearinggromp/krugs.

-Mid-Late Game
Atthispointtheinthegamethelaningphaseisprettymuchover,hereyoueitherfightforobjectives,deal
withsplitpushers,orteamfight.Dependingonenemycompsandyourteam'scompyouarebothyourteam's
engageanddisengage.Whenengagingmakesuretocatchoffenemycarries,andbuyitemsthatwillhelpwith
youengagessuchas RighteousGlory.Whenyouareyourteam'sdisengageyouwanttoapplypealforyour
carriesandbuyitemsthatwilldenyenemyengagesuchas Mikael'sCrucible,oftenyouwillbeforcedtore
engageontotheenemycarries,bereadytodoso.
Atthispointofthegameyourmaingoaltogainobjectivesontheenemy,whetheritsdragon25orinnerturrets
still,youwanttohaveasmuchglobalgoldaspossible.Catchingofftheenemyisveryimportantatthisstageof
thegameaswell,byhavingalotofvisioninyourjungle,youknowthewhereaboutsoftheenemyandcankill
them,forcingtherestoftheirteamtobackoffandletyougaincontrolofanobjective,ortoengagea4v5,
anotherreasonwhytheitem FrostQueen'sClaimissogoodatthemoment,isbecauseitprovidesinfoabout
where2oftheclosestenemychampionsare,anditslowsthem.intheMidLategame,yourgoalisnotsomuchto
forceteamfights,buttogainobjectivecontrolovertheenemybysplitpushing,teamfightsandBaronNashor
/RiftHerald.

Items

Splitpush alistar? Are you out of your

mind? -2
Missing from this section:
Vision denial -3
Turret diving -4
Turret sieging -5

Study columns/tables, look at some nice

guides (e.g. emikadon's morgana guide,
vynertje's nami guide) and get a good idea
of how to beautify this section further
because it's so messy that it's hard to
keep focused on your guide -2

StartingChoices:

RelicShieldisyourregularstartingames,thisitemgivesyousustaininlane,extragoldandanice75hp,and
ifyoudecidetobuildthisupto FaceoftheMountainyougetCDR,450hp,andhpregenerationontopofthe
goldpersecondandthepassive.

AncientCoinisyourotherstartchoice,whenyouknowtheenemywontbeharassingmuchoratallinlane,
whenyouareyourteam'smainengageorwhenrunningcertainteamcompsthisisprobablythebetterchoice.
Whenpairedupwith Sivir, Hecarim, Olaf, Nasus, Darius, Garenandsomeoftheother
juggernauts,thisitemhelpsyouandyourteameasilyengageandforyoutoeasilygettoyourteam'sbackline
oneyouhavebuiltupto TalismanofAscensionthatis.ThisitemgivesyouHPregen,Manaregenandsome
CDR,youloseyouloseonsomeHPandashield,butyougainaspeedboostandmanaregen,whichisn'tasuseful
lategame.
UtilityChoices:

Sightstoneisthesinglemostimportantitemyoucouldgetasasupportorjungler,thisitemnotonly
givesyousomeniceHP,butitalsogivesyoumapcontrol,antigank,andknowledgeoftheenemyteam,justwith
thepowerofwards.Ifyoudecidenottoget RubySightstone,youcanupgrade Sightstoneinto Eyeof
theEquinoxor EyeoftheOasis,givingyousomeextrastatsandanewpassivefromyourearlieritems Relic
Shieldor AncientCoin.

RighteousGloryallowsforheavyengage,givingyouaspeedboostandeventuallyslowingdownyourenemy,it
helpswiththeCCalistarlacks.ThisitemalsogivesyouHPandManawhichcanprovequiteuseful.

Zeke'sHarbingerThisitemcanwinyoufightsquiteoften.PutthisonyourADCanddonotleavetheirside,
becauseyourADCwillbedoingawholelotmoredamage,aswellasthisitemgivessomeusefulCDRandarmor.

Mikael'sCruciblewillhelpwiththefactthatyourADCmaynotwanttoget
takeoutanyCConyourtargetandgivethemashieldforafewseconds.

MercurialScimitar,Thisitemwill

LocketoftheIronSolariisprettymuchamusthaveonmostsupports,givingyourteamanactiveshield,anda
MRshield.ThisitemgivesyousomeprettyusefulMRandHPwhichyouwillneedlateroninthegame.
TankItems:

Randuin'sOmenhelpswithAlistar'slackofCC,withitsactiveslow,givescriticalhitresistance,soyouwilltake
lessdmgfromADCsandchampionslike Yasuoand Zed.Withsomereallygoodarmorandhp,thisitemis
verygoodtohaveon Alistar.

FrozenHeartisareallygooditemon Alistar,howeverIoftenfindmyselfreplacingitwith Zeke's

Harbingereventhoughitgiveslessarmorwhenmycarryisahead.TheCDR,armor,and FrozenHeart'spassive
justreallyhelpout.

Banshee'sVeiljustreallyhelpswithstayingalivebecauseofitspassive,givesyousomereallygoodMRwhichis
neededforlategame,andsomeHPtobecometankier.

DeadMan'sPlategivesAlistarsomegoodmobilitywhichhelpshimoutwithhiscombos.Thisitemalsogives
somegoodarmorandHP.

Youusuallywanttotakemobilitybootson Alistarbutmercury'sdoesworkwhenyouhavechampionslike
Sivironyourteam,oryourultjustinstenoughtogetridofCCcomingfortheenemy.
Enchantmentwiseyouwanttotake Enchantment:Alacritymostofthetime,thisallowsyoutocatchuporrun
awayfromchasersmostofthetime. Enchantment:Distortionismypersonalfavoritehowever,itallowsyouto
getflashyourothersummonersooner,andyoucanalsorun Enchantment:Captaintohelpyourteamoutwith
speedissues.

Face of the Mountain or Eye of the Equinox?

When do you build Face of the Mountain ?

FaceoftheMountain,eventhoughitcostsmoremoremoneythan EyeoftheEquinox,itgivesbetterstats
andgivesyouashieldingactive.Thisitemalsoallowsyoutoget RubySightstoneaswellwhichgoldsthesame
amountofwardsas EyeoftheEquinox,butgivesmoreHP.Iusuallytakethiseverygame,anditdoeshelp
whentheenemyhasheavypokeandyouneedtoshieldyourcarry,oriftheenemyhasa Karthusorsomeone
withanAOEdamageultimate.

When do you build Eye of the Equinox?

EyeoftheEquinoxisacheaperversionandacombinationof FaceoftheMountainand RubySightstone,to

behonestifyoudonotneedtheshield,getthisitem,itallowsyoutogetawholeotheritem,anddoesmakeyou
tankier,butsometimeshavingthe FaceoftheMountainshieldisveryuseful,andyoudolosefromtheextra
statsandHPthatcomefromtheother2items,howeverthesestatsarereplacedwithyourlastitemifyoudecide
totakeEquinox.
Duetohowsnowballythegamecurrentlyis, FaceoftheMountainisthebetterofthe2,usuallyyouwontneed
togettothatlastitemasasupport.Unlessthegamegoesonforlongenough,keep FaceoftheMountain,if
notreplaceitandsightstonewith EyeoftheEquinoxtogetanextraitem,atthatpointofthegametheshield
wontmattertoomuch,oryoucangetabetteronethroughanotheritemsuchasmikaels.

Full AP Alistar

TBH i'd just take this section out of the

guide :P I think that it'll distract your readers
more than help them. -2

UsuallyyouwouldusethisbuildinanARAMmatch,butifyourteamdoesnotneedatank,luckilyforthem
AlistarisoneofthebestARAMchampionsbecauseofthesummonerspellMark.WiththisAlistardoesnotneedto
flashorWQ,hejustusesMark(snowball)andknocksanenemyintotheturret,whichmakesiteasytosnowball
with.APAlistarcaneasilyonshotsquishieslategame,andcanprovetobeawholelotoffun.IfyougetAlistarin
ARAM,makesuretogivethisbuildatry.Therearepracticallynocounterstoitexceptforstraighttankslike Dr.
Mundoand Shen.
WhenusingthisbuilditselfonSummoner'sRift,iwouldregularlywaittillROA,orsomepowerspikesuchas
sheentogoaggressive,youdowanttopokeandbeveryaggressive,butyoulackdamageearlygame.When
possibletotrytoQFlashWintoturret,orintoyourjungler,togetyourselfalead. Igniteand Flashis
usuallywhatyouwanttobringhere,but Barriercanhelpyousurvivethroughtheneedoftankstatsand
Teleportcanletyoushovewavesorhaveglobalpresence.Mostofyourearlygamewillbespentinlane,butyoudo
havetoroamdownbotortoptogainmostofyourkillsandtosnowballyourlead,unlessyouarefed,orfullbuild/
closetofullbuild,1v1ingmaybeabithard.DOGET40%+CDR,sinceyourQandWareyourmainsourceof
damageapartfromsheenautos, Morellonomicon, Athene'sUnholyGrailand IcebornGauntletwillhelp
withreachingthat40%CDR,replaceitemsasyoudeemnecessary.

When To Pick Alistar

You should move this section further

forward, and perhaps try to compress
these points into the pros/cons section. -2

EventhoughAlistarcanfitintomanydifferentteamcomps,sometimesheinstthebestofchoicesinallranked
games,Pick Alistarwhen:

Youhavea

Yasuoonyourteam,thiscreatesanotherknockup(andareliableone)forhisult

Youlackengageorneedmore

Youlackdisengageorneedmore

Needatankyfrontline

favorablematchups

GoodbotlaneADCSupportsynergy

Whenyouarecomfortableenoughtoplaythischampioninanymatchup

Epilogue
ThankyouforreadingmyguideonAlistarsupport,Ihopeyouhavelearnedsomethingandcanimproveyourplay
onthischampion.Anytips,constructivecriticism,supportoranythingatallreallyhelps!foriwanttomakethisa
goodexperienceforanyonewhousesthisguide.
ToseeAlistar'snewestchampionupdatebyriot,checkoutThisLink

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