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How to Synergize Alistar with Xayah on the Same TeamAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar with Xayah

How to Win With Alistar and Xayah Paired TogetherAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Alistar and Xayah

based on 812 Alistar with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Alistar has been on the same team as Xayah in 812 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the creators of League, we are totally sure that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Alistar synergize with Xayah. It is very rare for Alistar to play with Xayah as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.3% of rounds with Alistar.

Alistar Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Xayah. Usually, he wins a poor 47.8% of matches the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Alistar when playing alongside Xayah by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Alistar vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Frozen HeartTrailblazerSolstice SleighCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic 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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Alistar with Xayah

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 Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Alistar Xayah Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Xayah Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
13.3
< Assists >
13.9
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
32
< Minions Killed >
33
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,311
< Physical Damage >
1,324
6,738
< Magic Damage >
6,860
912
< True Damage >
894
8,962
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
26,308
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,348
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.66
< Towers >
1.8
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,140
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,270
< Experience >
10,386
54
< Vision Score >
54
24
< Wards Placed >
24
255
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Xayah as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Xayah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xayah, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xayah. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Xayah helps Alistar perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Alistar is paired with Xayah, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage output. This could indicate that Xayah does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played with Xayah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xayah.

Additionally, when Alistar plays with Xayah on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Xayah does a poor job of protecting Alistar during teamfights.

Synergies between Alistar and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Xayah

Is Alistar better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no top champion pairing for Alistar that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Xayah is a relatively poor teammate for Alistar. By locking into the same team as Alistar, she drops their win rate by -1.6% to 47.8%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Alistar and Xayah that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Xayah has a lower difficulty than Alistar. That means Alistar players don't need to be careful when enlisting Xayah allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Alistar players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by grouping Alistar and Xayah together, you will not be granting your team much magic damage. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Xayah teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Xayah, we analyzed 812 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 Xayah 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 work well with Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to build first in your Alistar and Xayah synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Alistar included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Xayah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 47.8% helping carry Xayah with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Alistar and Xayah pairings, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.8% winrate overall.

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