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How to Win Alistar vs Ahri Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Alistar

based on 1,764 Alistar vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Alistar did battle with Ahri 1764 times. Including so many matchups for Alistar versus Ahri gives us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to smash Ahri. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Alistar is forced to battle against Ahri in only 2.7% of his games.

Alistar vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a good job of beating Ahri. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champs face one another in. In Alistar against Ahri games, Alistar’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Alistar vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernForce of NatureThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
>
Second ability for Alistar to level upw
>
Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Ahri

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Alistar vs Ahri Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Ahri Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.1
6.2
< Deaths >
5.6
13.8
< Assists >
8
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
35
< Minions Killed >
166
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,292
< Physical Damage >
1,486
7,075
< Magic Damage >
15,589
905
< True Damage >
5,919
9,272
< Damage Dealt >
22,995
27,021
< Damage Taken >
19,879
8,609
< Gold Earned >
11,247
1.89
< Towers >
1.95
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,537
< Total Healing >
4,775
10,690
< Experience >
14,077
54
< Vision Score >
20
24
< Wards Placed >
10
269
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Ahri with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Alistar versus Ahri matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ahri. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ahri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Ahri

Who is Better, Alistar or Ahri?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually wins when taking on Ahri, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes a good counter to Ahri.

While Alistar does have a higher win rate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Alistar into Ahrias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Alistar also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Ahri matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Alistar is an above average counter to Ahri. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

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Alistar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner58.7% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Alistar, we analyzed 1,764 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ahri as Alistar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Alistar in order to counter Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar typically accumulates a lot less CS as Ahri. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Alistar versus Ahri build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Alistar combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Ahri than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average win rate of 52.2% battling Ahri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Ahri as Alistar, Alistar players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Alistar vs Ahri counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Alistar versus Ahri tips and counter builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all games completed with both champs.