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How to Win Alistar vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the b tier of champions
TankSupport
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Alistar

based on 2,792 Alistar vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.66
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our dataset, Alistar did battle with Kai'Sa 2792 times. With so many games with Alistar versus Kai'Sa gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to obliterate Kai'Sa. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Alistar is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Alistar vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Alistar does a good job of countering Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.1% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Alistar against Kai'Sa games, Alistar’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Alistar vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

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

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernBloodsongTrailblazer

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
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Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Alistar vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Kai'Sa Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
14.1
< Assists >
6.6
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
33
< Minions Killed >
179
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,289
< Physical Damage >
13,019
6,741
< Magic Damage >
8,242
871
< True Damage >
493
8,901
< Damage Dealt >
21,755
25,721
< Damage Taken >
19,072
8,485
< Gold Earned >
12,380
1.97
< Towers >
2.17
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
9,295
< Total Healing >
4,130
10,434
< Experience >
12,441
54
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
273
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several critical Alistar against Kai'Sa counter statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Alistar or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Alistar does have a higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Alistar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Alistar into Kai'Saas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Alistar also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Kai'Sa matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Alistar is a good counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Kai'Sa.

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

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Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Alistar, we analyzed 2,792 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 Kai'Sa 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 to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar typically gets a lot less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Alistar versus Kai'Sa build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Alistar included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Kai'Sa as Alistar, Alistar players should use 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 rune sets we have analyed for Alistar vs Kai'Sa battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

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