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How to Synergize Alistar and Anivia

based on 787 Alistar with Anivia pairs
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Alistar has gone into battle with Anivia in 787 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Alistar play with Anivia. It is very rare for Alistar to play with Anivia as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.2% of rounds with Alistar.

Alistar Anivia Synergy Summary

Alistar does a good job of fighting on the same side as Anivia. On average, he wins a terrific 53.4% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Alistar when playing with Anivia by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Alistar vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Frozen HeartKnight's VowTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

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 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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Anivia

Tips for Playing as Alistar with Anivia

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 Understand How Anivia Will Play

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

Alistar Anivia Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
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2.1
< Kills >
2.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
14.2
< Assists >
13.9
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
32
< Minions Killed >
33
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,409
< Physical Damage >
1,324
6,990
< Magic Damage >
6,860
943
< True Damage >
894
9,343
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
26,626
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,567
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.92
< Towers >
1.8
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,597
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,467
< Experience >
10,386
57
< Vision Score >
54
25
< Wards Placed >
24
248
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Anivia as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Anivia synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Anivia, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Alistar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Anivia. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Anivia helps Alistar perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Alistar tries to synergize with Anivia, he sees a little increase in his full damage dealt. This could signal that Anivia helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played alongside Anivia on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Anivia.

Moreover, when Alistar plays with Anivia on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Anivia does a poor job of covering Alistar during teamfights.

Synergies between Alistar and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Anivia

Is Alistar better when played alongside Anivia?

There is no perfect companion for Alistar that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Anivia is a top-tier teammate for Alistar. By locking into the same team as Alistar, she raises their win rate by 4.0% to 53.4%. This shows that there is a very strong bond between Alistar and Anivia that results in them performing better together than alone.

Anivia has a greater difficulty than Alistar. That means you must be cautious when enlisting Anivia comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, Alistar players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by aligning Alistar and Anivia together, you will not be giving your other teammates a lot of AD. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Anivia ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Anivia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Anivia, we analyzed 787 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Alistar with Anivia comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Alistar in order to pair well with Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to include in your Alistar and Anivia synergy build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar included at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Anivia than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 53.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Anivia with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, Alistar players should use 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 rune combinations players used for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Anivia with Alistar are presented for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.