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How to Win Alistar vs Kha'Zix Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Alistar

based on 1,822 Alistar vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our dataset, Alistar battled Kha'Zix in 1822 rounds. Including so many matchups for Alistar versus Kha'Zix gives us confidence in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to smash Kha'Zix. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Alistar is forced to battle against Kha'Zix in only 2.8% of his games.

Alistar vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Alistar does a good job of countering Kha'Zix. On average, he wins a whopping 53.3% of matches the champions face each other in. In Alistar against Kha'Zix rounds, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Alistar vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureFrozen HeartBloodsongTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
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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 HasteHealth ScalingHealth 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 Kha'Zix as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Alistar vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Kha'Zix Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
13.9
< Assists >
6.5
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
32
< Minions Killed >
25
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,273
< Physical Damage >
16,938
6,757
< Magic Damage >
1,040
863
< True Damage >
1,026
8,894
< Damage Dealt >
19,005
25,611
< Damage Taken >
32,500
8,498
< Gold Earned >
12,453
1.96
< Towers >
1.04
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
9,204
< Total Healing >
16,140
10,457
< Experience >
13,552
56
< Vision Score >
23
25
< Wards Placed >
5
258
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some vital Alistar vs. Kha'Zix counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kha'Zix. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Alistar often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kha'Zix. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Alistar or Kha'Zix?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually wins when taking on Kha'Zix, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes a great counter for Kha'Zix.

While Alistar does have a higher winrate than Kha'Zix, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Alistar into Kha'Zixas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Alistar has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Kha'Zix 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 teammates during teamfights.

Alistar is a great counter for Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Kha'Zix.

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 Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Alistar, we analyzed 1,822 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Kha'Zix 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar typically gets a similar amount of CS as Kha'Zix. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Kha'Zix build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Kha'Zix than with many other common item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 53.3% when playing against Kha'Zix with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Kha'Zix 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 we have analyed for Alistar vs Kha'Zix fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.3% winrate overall.

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