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
  Cri triomphant

  Alistar charge son cri en étourdissant ou en déplaçant des champions ennemis ou quand des ennemis proches meurent. Quand le cri est pleinement chargé, Alistar se soigne et soigne tous les champions alliés proches.

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

• Q
  Atomisation

  Alistar frappe le sol, infligeant des dégâts magiques aux ennemis proches et les projetant dans les airs.

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

• W
  Coup de tête

  Alistar charge une cible, lui inflige des dégâts et la fait tomber à la renverse.

  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
  Piétinement

  Alistar piétine les unités ennemies proches, ignorant les collisions avec les unités et gagnant un effet s'il blesse un champion ennemi. Au maximum d'effets cumulés, la prochaine attaque de base d'Alistar contre un champion ennemi infligera des dégâts magiques supplémentaires et étourdira la cible.

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

• R
  Volonté de fer

  Alistar lâche un puissant rugissement, dissipant tous les effets de contrôle de foule qui l'affectent et réduisant les dégâts physiques et magiques subis pendant la durée d'effet.

  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.