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How to Synergize Alistar with Rek'Sai on the Same TeamAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar with Rek'Sai

How to Win With Alistar and Rek'Sai Paired TogetherAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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Fighter

How to Synergize Alistar and Rek'Sai

based on 355 Alistar with Rek'Sai pairs
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Alistar has been on the same team as Rek'Sai in 355 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the creators of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Alistar synergize with Rek'Sai. It is very rare for Alistar to play with Rek'Sai on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 0.5% of matches with Alistar.

Alistar Rek'Sai Synergy Summary

Alistar does a decent job of synergizing with Rek'Sai. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Alistar when playing alongside Rek'Sai by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

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 SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Solstice SleighTrailblazer

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
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W
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4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Alistar with 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 Understand How Rek'Sai Will Play

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

Alistar Rek'Sai Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Rek'Sai Image
1.9
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6.1
14.4
< Assists >
13.9
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
31
< Minions Killed >
33
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,269
< Physical Damage >
1,324
6,585
< Magic Damage >
6,860
901
< True Damage >
894
8,755
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
25,477
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,342
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.93
< Towers >
1.8
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,166
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,157
< Experience >
10,386
56
< Vision Score >
54
25
< Wards Placed >
24
259
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Rek'Sai as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Rek'Sai synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rek'Sai, 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 Rek'Sai. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Rek'Sai helps Alistar perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Alistar tries to synergize with Rek'Sai, he sees a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Rek'Sai does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played alongside Rek'Sai on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Rek'Sai.

Additionally, when Alistar plays with Rek'Sai on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Rek'Sai does a decent job of covering Alistar in teamfights.

Synergies between Alistar and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Rek'Sai

Is Alistar better when played alongside Rek'Sai?

There is no perfect ally for Alistar that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Rek'Sai is a pretty good ally for Alistar. By being on the same team as Alistar, he raises their win rate by 1.9% to 51.3%. This shows that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Alistar and Rek'Sai that results in them performing better together than alone.

Rek'Sai has a much lower diffuclty than Alistar. That means Alistar players don't need to be cautious when lining up Rek'Sai teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

When playing together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Alistar and Rek'Sai together, you may not be providing your team a lot of AP. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Rek'Sai ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Rek'Sai Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Rek'Sai, we analyzed 355 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 Rek'Sai 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 to synergize with Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to focus on in your Alistar and Rek'Sai synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar used at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Rek'Sai than with many other typical builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when playing alongside Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip 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 chose for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you want to get Alistar with Rek'Sai collaboration tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and tips and suggestions shown are computed using all matches with data with these champs.