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How to Win Alistar vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the b tier of champions
TankSupport
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Alistar

based on 343 Alistar vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Alistar came out of an evaluation of 343 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Alistar encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Alistar vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a terrible job of beating Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a lowly 46.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Alistar vs Rek'Sai games, Alistar’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Alistar vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

TrailblazerCelestial Opposition

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
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Alistar vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Rek'Sai Image
2
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
14.3
< Assists >
8.6
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
32
< Minions Killed >
33
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,287
< Physical Damage >
14,384
6,779
< Magic Damage >
85
897
< True Damage >
4,085
8,964
< Damage Dealt >
18,555
25,583
< Damage Taken >
35,273
8,396
< Gold Earned >
11,850
1.81
< Towers >
1.49
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
8,812
< Total Healing >
16,807
10,280
< Experience >
13,248
57
< Vision Score >
22
26
< Wards Placed >
6
258
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Alistar in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Alistar against Rek'Sai matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Alistar or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 46.4% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes a poor counter for Rek'Sai.

While Alistar does have a lower winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Alistar into Rek'Saias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Alistar is a bad counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Alistar, we analyzed 343 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Rek'Sai build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Rek'Sai than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 46.4% when countering Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Rek'Sai as Alistar, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Alistar vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Alistar are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.