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

Alistar vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the s tier of champions
TankSupport
Mage

How to Beat Brand as Alistar

based on 3,845 Alistar vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Brand as Alistar came out of an evaluation of 3845 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Alistar fights Brand in only 5.9% of his matches.

Alistar vs Brand Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a below average job of beating Brand. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.0% of games the champs battle each other in. In Alistar vs Brand rounds, Alistar’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Brand.

Best Alistar vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskKaenic RookernForce of NatureUnending Despair

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 HasteArmorHealth Scaling
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
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Brand as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Brand

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 Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Alistar vs Brand Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Brand Image
2.2
< Kills >
6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
14.1
< Assists >
9.7
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
33
< Minions Killed >
62
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.7
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,336
< Physical Damage >
932
7,130
< Magic Damage >
23,765
939
< True Damage >
1,575
9,405
< Damage Dealt >
26,273
28,178
< Damage Taken >
25,273
8,621
< Gold Earned >
11,237
1.64
< Towers >
1.62
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
9,535
< Total Healing >
6,394
10,750
< Experience >
12,961
54
< Vision Score >
37
24
< Wards Placed >
14
254
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Brand with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Alistar against Brand counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Brand. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Brand. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Brand

Who is Better, Alistar or Brand?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually loses when facing off against Brand, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes a bad counter to Brand.

While Alistar does have a lower winrate than Brand, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Alistar into Brandas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Alistar also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Alistar is a terribly counter for Brand. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Brand.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.2% winratePoppyPoppy43.7% winrateTaliyahTaliyah44.2% winrateSwainSwain44.5% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 53.4% 3276 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.6% 125 GamesTaricTaric+ 55% 80 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 4162 Games

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Alistar, we analyzed 3,845 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 Brand 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.

Other Useful Resources

Alistar Build Brand Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Alistar in order to counter Brand during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar most often gets less CS relative to Brand. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Alistar versus Brand build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Brand than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when countering Brand with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Brand as Alistar, Alistar players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Alistar vs Brand face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Brand as Alistar are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.