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Qiyana vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Alistar as Qiyana

based on 850 Qiyana vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Qiyana resulted from an examination of 850 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Qiyana is forced to battle against Alistar in only 1.7% of her matches.

Qiyana vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana has done a below average job of beating Alistar. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Qiyana versus Alistar games, Qiyana’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Alistar.

Best Qiyana vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightProfane HydraYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Qiyana to level upq
>
Second ability for Qiyana to level upw
>
Last skill for Qiyana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Qiyana

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.

Qiyana vs Alistar Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Alistar Image
8
< Kills >
2.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.2
6.5
< Assists >
14.2
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
150
< Minions Killed >
34
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.46
20,100
< Physical Damage >
1,343
1,907
< Magic Damage >
7,304
1,010
< True Damage >
914
23,018
< Damage Dealt >
9,562
23,642
< Damage Taken >
26,587
12,131
< Gold Earned >
8,585
1.46
< Towers >
1.78
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,214
< Total Healing >
9,356
13,826
< Experience >
10,510
19
< Vision Score >
55
7
< Wards Placed >
24
103
< Time Dealing CC >
269

How to Counter Alistar with Qiyana in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several critical Qiyana against Alistar matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Alistar. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Qiyana often has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Alistar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Qiyana and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Alistar

Who is Better, Qiyana or Alistar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually fairs equally well when taking on Alistar, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Qiyana makes an ok counter for Alistar.

While Qiyana does have a lower win rate than Alistar, when they face off with one another, Qiyana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Qiyana into Alistaras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Qiyana has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Alistar matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter to Alistar. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Qiyana against Alistar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Qiyana

Qiyana Loses Against

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank42.7% winrateSwainSwain43.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.8% winrate

Qiyana Wins Against

LuluLulu54.3% winrateCorkiCorki53.6% winrateZeriZeri53% winrateMaster YiMaster Yi52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

OlafOlaf+ 52.2% 383 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.2% 4187 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 1489 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3856 Games

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Qiyana, we analyzed 850 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 Qiyana 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

Qiyana Build Alistar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Qiyana to counter Alistar during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Qiyana typically racks up much more CS compared to Alistar. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Qiyana versus Alistar build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Qiyana combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Alistar than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average winrate of 49.2% battling Alistar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Alistar as Qiyana, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Qiyana vs Alistar matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.

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