Zilean vs Alistar
How to Beat Alistar as Zilean
based on 658 Zilean vs Alistar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Alistar Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Alistar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Alistar
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Alistar Counter Stats
How to Counter Alistar with Zilean in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some important Zilean against Alistar counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this set of champions. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Alistar..
Zilean typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Alistar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Alistar
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Who is Better, Zilean or Alistar?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Alistar, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes a good counter to Alistar.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Alistar, when facing one another, Zilean also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Alistar.
Additionally, Zilean has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Alistar matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Zilean is a decent counter to Alistar. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Alistar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean in order to counter Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean most often gets more CS compared to Alistar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Zilean versus Alistar build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Alistar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 51.4% battling Alistar with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Alistar as Zilean, Zilean players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Zilean vs Alistar matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.
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