How to beat Alistar

Common role: Support

An unstoppable cow that headbutts your carry into his team.

What makes Alistar dangerous

Alistar knocks up everyone around him (Q), headbutts a target away (W) — the W+Q combo displaces you into his team — roots with trample stacks (E), and his ultimate removes CC and massively reduces damage, making him nearly unkillable in dives.

How to play against Alistar

• 1Stand behind minions or away from walls — his W+Q combo needs a clean angle.
• 2His all-in has long cooldowns: after a failed engage, punish for 10+ seconds.
• 3Don't burst him during his ult — switch targets until it expires.
• 4Poke him at range: he has zero ranged answers.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Ranged poke shuts down his lane entirely.
• ✓Engage cooldowns are long — punish failed combos.
• ✓His ult makes him tanky but he deals little damage alone.
• ✓Predictable flash-W+Q pattern — respect flash range when he hits 6.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Alistar's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Rugido triunfal

  Alistar carga su rugido al aturdir o desplazar a campeones enemigos o cuando los enemigos cercanos mueren. Cuando está cargado al máximo, se cura a sí mismo y a los campeones aliados cercanos.

  Strong: rolling stacks heal him and nearby allies in fights. Weak: the burst heal needs stacks — end trades before it charges.

• Q
  Pulverización

  Alistar golpea con fuerza el suelo, lo que inflige daño a los enemigos cercanos y los lanza por los aires.

  Strong: an instant AoE knock-up around him. Weak: melee radius — spacing denies the entire combo.

• W
  Testarazo

  Alistar propina un cabezazo al objetivo, dañándolo y haciéndolo retroceder.

  Strong: headbutts you into his team or tower. Weak: needs a clean angle — stand so the push sends you to safety, not into walls.

• E
  Pisotear

  Alistar pisotea a las unidades enemigas cercanas, ignora la colisión con unidades y obtiene acumulaciones si daña a un campeón enemigo. Con el máximo de acumulaciones, el siguiente ataque básico de Alistar contra un campeón enemigo inflige daño mágico adicional y lo aturde.

  Strong: trample stacks into an empowered stunning auto. Weak: he must stay glued to you — kite the trample duration.

• R
  Voluntad inquebrantable

  Alistar profiere un gran rugido con el que elimina todos los efectos de control de adversario que le afectan y reduce el daño físico y mágico recibido mientras dura el efecto.

  Strong: removes CC and cuts damage massively — unkillable dives. Weak: damage stays pitiful; ignore him and kill the carry behind.

Itemization

Spacing beats him: no walls at your back, minions between you. Swap focus off him during ult — he's a distraction, kill the carries.

This guide covers Alistar's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.