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

Alistar vs Aurelion Sol

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Alistar

based on 990 Alistar vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Alistar did battle with Aurelion Sol 990 times. With so many matchups for Alistar vs Aurelion Sol provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to defeat your opponent. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Alistar encounters Aurelion Sol in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Alistar vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar has done a poor job of countering Aurelion Sol. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.6% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Alistar vs Aurelion Sol games, Alistar’s team is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Aurelion Sol.

Best Alistar vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Zeke's ConvergenceTrailblazerCelestial OppositionFrozen Heart

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 FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Aurelion Sol

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 Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Alistar vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Aurelion Sol Image
2
< Kills >
7.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.6
13.9
< Assists >
8.2
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
34
< Minions Killed >
183
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,343
< Physical Damage >
333
6,893
< Magic Damage >
23,681
901
< True Damage >
799
9,138
< Damage Dealt >
24,814
27,198
< Damage Taken >
20,234
8,575
< Gold Earned >
12,356
1.82
< Towers >
1.66
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,540
< Total Healing >
2,376
10,558
< Experience >
14,730
55
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
9
258
< Time Dealing CC >
366

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Alistar vs. Aurelion Sol matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aurelion Sol. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Alistar usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Aurelion Sol. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Alistar or Aurelion Sol?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when playing against Aurelion Sol, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes a poor counter to Aurelion Sol.

While Alistar does have a lower winrate compared to Aurelion Sol, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Alistar into Aurelion Solas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Alistar has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Alistar is a terribly counter to Aurelion Sol. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Alistar, we analyzed 990 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 Aurelion Sol 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 Aurelion Sol during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Aurelion Sol. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Aurelion Sol build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Aurelion Sol than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 47.6% battling Aurelion Sol with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Aurelion Sol as Alistar, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Alistar vs Aurelion Sol counters, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

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