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

Kha'Zix vs Alistar

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

based on 1,822 Kha'Zix vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Kha'Zix resulted from an evaluation of 1822 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Kha'Zix has to counter Alistar in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Kha'Zix vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix does a terrible job of countering Alistar. On average, he wins a lowly 46.7% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Kha'Zix versus Alistar rounds, Kha'Zix’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Kha'Zix vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeMaw of MalmortiusVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
>
Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
>
Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Alistar

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Advice to Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Kha'Zix vs Alistar Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Alistar with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Kha'Zix vs. Alistar matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Alistar. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Kha'Zix usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Alistar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Alistar

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually loses when playing against Alistar, with a 46.7% win rate. Therefore, Kha'Zix makes a bad counter to Alistar.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower win rate compared to Alistar, when on opposite teams, Kha'Zix also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kha'Zix into Alistar.

Additionally, Kha'Zix also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kha'Zix is a garbage counter for Alistar. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Alistar.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Kha'Zix, 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 Alistar as Kha'Zix 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix in order to counter Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Alistar. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Kha'Zix versus Alistar build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Profane Hydra. When Kha'Zix incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Alistar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when countering Alistar with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Alistar as Kha'Zix, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Kha'Zix vs Alistar battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.7% winrate overall.

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