Alistar is a minotaur tank that acts as a reliable defense and support in the team, distributes a lot of control, deadly for opponents, if there is a savvy damage dealer nearby. In the guide, we will tell you everything about this hero: we will analyze what abilities the character is endowed with, we will show the key nuances of playing for him, the best assemblies of runes and items.
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Hero Skills
As a support, he is very strong in defense and control, gives a good heal, but this does not remain a priority for him, but rather becomes a great bonus. However, Alistar deals little damage, is completely team dependent, and is quite a slow hero. Let's take a closer look at all 5 skills and their relationship.
Passive Skill - Triumphant Roar
The skill triggers and gains one charge when a monster or enemy dies near Alistar, but no more than once every 1 seconds. The champion prepares his roar, then stuns or displaces the characters. After the roar, the hero will restore himself from 3 to 25 health points.
The ability also heals allied champions when it reaches 7 charges. In this case, the healing indicators grow - the character can restore from 50 to 322 health units to teammates at a time.
First Skill - Crush
The hero hits the ground and deals increased magic damage to surrounding enemies. Targets hit will be knocked up into the air for 0,5 second and then stunned for an additional XNUMX seconds.
Note that before hitting, Alistair prepares - the animation of swinging and hitting starts. Make sure that during this time the opponents do not have time to dodge the skill.
Skill XNUMX - Headbutt
The champion lunges in the specified direction. It will knock the marked target aside and deal increased magic damage to them, as well as inflict a stun effect for the next second.
Can be used simultaneously with the first skill, then Alistair will additionally hit the ground with his fist after a dash.
Third skill - Stomp
The character begins to stomp on his rivals. While the ability is active, Alistair passes through the warriors and deals increased magic damage to each enemy hit. Each time it hits an enemy champion, it gains stacks of Stomp.
Upon reaching 5 charges, the hero boosts his next basic attack. If used against an enemy champion, the character will deal additional magic damage (35-290 HP) and also apply a stun effect for one second.
Ultimate - Unbreakable Will
The champion enters a special state. It removes all active negative effects from itself. In addition, it increases its resistance to any damage for 7 seconds.
While the ult is active, Alistar takes 50-70% less magical and physical damage. The indicator increases with the level of the ability.
Sequence of leveling skills
The priority of the hero is the first skill, because the ability to keep enemies under control is very important for the tank. Then the second ability is gradually pumped, in the late game already increase the level of the third skill.
We remind you that for any character, the ult is an important part of the game. She is always pumped at 6, 11 and 16 champion levels, not inferior to any other priority skills.
Basic Ability Combinations
We offer several combinations at once, both easy and quite complex. They will become indispensable for you in team battles, in the later stages of the match and in other critical situations. Best combos for Alistair:
- Skill XNUMX -> Blink -> Skill XNUMX -> Skill XNUMX -> Auto Attack. This combo is extremely useful when you're outflanking someone, especially if they're under a tower. You can headbutt him from a safe place towards your team and then stun him. After hitting with the second skill, jump aim at the place where the opponent should land and immediately activate the first ability to reduce the animation time and prevent the enemy from recovering.
- Skill XNUMX -> Blink -> Skill XNUMX. The essence is similar to the first combo, but here you can change the order of skills as you wish. It all depends on what is prioritised. If you need to reach your opponent, then start with a dash or a Blink. If it is necessary to stun and prevent retreat, then use the first skill, and then a combo of attacks.
Pros and cons of the hero
The hero has both positive and negative qualities. Study them in order to know all the nuances of the game on the character and avoid unpleasant situations in the future in battle.
Alistar pros:
- A good starting support and a useful tank is easy to master for newcomers to the game.
- Lots of good combinations that can be changed depending on the situation to deal a lot of control.
- High defense thanks to ult.
- Multi-faceted hero - copes with defense, lane, can heal and initiate fights perfectly.
- His skills and actions almost always take opponents by surprise.
Cons of Alistair:
- Hard to deal with ranged characters.
- A slow tank with a high skill cooldown.
- Relies on mana and skills, and without them becomes weak.
- Completely dependent on the team, does not enter the battle without the support of damage dealers.
Suitable runes
We offer you the most effective rune build for Alistar, where all the missing characteristics are taken into account and many useful buffs are given that can completely turn the tide of battle in your favor. There is also a screenshot to make it easier for you to set runes inside the game.
Primal Rune - Inspiration:
- Ice outgrowth - Creates areas of cold when you take control of an enemy. They slow down all enemy heroes around.
- Hextech Leap - comes to the rescue when the main spell Blink is on cooldown, gives an additional jerk.
- Minion Disintegrator – allows you to quickly clear minions in the lane and gradually increase damage against them.
- cosmic knowledge - Speeds up the cooldown of spell and item effects.
Secondary - Courage:
- Bone platinum - when you take damage from a champion, subsequent basic attacks from enemies will deal less damage.
- Dauntless - grants stamina and resistance to slowing, increases with the percentage of missing health.
- +1-10% Cooldown Reduction (increases with the level of the hero).
- +6 Armor.
- +6 Armor.
Required Spells
Jump - a spell with which the tank opens many useful combinations. The hero makes an instant dash in the indicated direction. It will help to get an opponent from under the tower, catch up with retreating enemies, or even dodge a fatal blow.- Exhaustion – reduces the movement speed of the marked enemy and reduces the incoming damage from him. An indispensable assistant for a tank, which can disable the main damage dealer or take control of another opponent and leave him no chance to retreat.
- Ignition – A good choice for support heroes. With this spell, the marked enemy will have their healing effects reduced, they will take additional damage over time, and will be visible on the map to all allies.
- Healing - It can be used in place of Exhaust and Ignite if you feel vulnerable while playing as Alistair. Best not to use against champions that reduce healing effects. As a support, you can support the teammates around with a spell.
Best Build
We have collected items that are currently in the first positions of Alistar - they are ideally combined with his skills, help to cope with some of the champion's shortcomings and confidently lead to victory.
Starting Items
For the first minutes of the battle, we take a standard set that goes well with all the tanks in the game. Try to complete the quest given by Ancient Shield as quickly as possible to upgrade it to "Buckler Targon».
- Ancient shield.
- Health Potion.
- Health Potion.
- Hidden totem.
Early items
With the improvement of the item to "Buckler Targon» You will be able to place totems on the field. Map control is an important item for any support, with which wards and totems will just help.
- Flaming stone.
- Control Totem.
- Boots.
Main subjects
Then "Buckler Targon" is converted to "Bulwark of the mountain", which is specified in the assembly below. To upgrade Buckler, you will need to collect 500 gold from loot again. Next, give gold to increase the speed of the hero, reduce the cooldown of skills and better resistance.
- Stronghold of the mountain.
- Mobility boots.
- Medallion of the Iron Solari.
Complete assembly
The final purchase gives Alistair a big advantage over enemy champions - he has a lot of HP, good armor, reduced cooldown of skills and increased health recovery.
- Stronghold of the mountain.
- Mobility boots.
- Medallion of the Iron Solari.
- Spiked armor.
- Zika Convergence.
- Knight's oath.
If your ability cooldowns still feel high and are interfering with the game, you can purchase situational items "evening cover","Chains of Curse","Icy heart" or "Shining Virtue».
Worst and best enemies
Alistair will be a strong pick against Yumi, Nautilus or Twitch – The winrate percentage against these heroes is very good.
Oddly enough, but also the best teammate for the hero will be Serafina. In addition, excellent synergy comes out in a duet with Karthus - a strong magician with devastating damage, which reduces the magic resistance of opponents. Combines with Alistair and Samira - A mobile shooter with high area damage.
The following champions will be tough for Alistar to fight:
- Tarik – a good support tank that quickly heals allies, gives them shields and invulnerability. In a teamfight, try to take out that particular champion first, so that you can then fight the rest of the team without his strong buffs.
- Serafina - the same case as with Tariq. Can greatly interfere with the game and interrupt Alistar's attacks with the help of a combo from the ult and the third skill.
- Renata Glask is one of the best controllers and support heroes in the game. It can resurrect allies, infuriate opponents and, as a result, get out of the battle dry.
How to play Alistair
Beginning of the game. Go to the lane and help your allies clear the minion streams. In the first seconds, do not join the battle, wait for the first two abilities to be unlocked. After that, you can start the first fights with enemy champions, using a strong combination of two skills - a dash and a stun.
When you get the boots, you can not stay in one line for a long time. As a support, you have to control the entire map - follow the developments in the neighboring lanes, help, participate in ganks and take damage from enemies.
Ambush. Wait for the right moment when the vigilance and caution of the opponent will decrease. With combinations, you can get them right from under the tower, the main thing is to aim accurately and calculate your movements.
After getting the ultimate, move on to a more aggressive game - you can go head-on with your opponents, but only with the support of damage dealers. Don't go solo, stick with your allies.
If possible, always try to hook as many champions as possible and give them control. Otherwise, focus on the most difficult and meaningful goals that bring a lot of discomfort to the team.
Average game. Stick to the same tactics. Move freely between lanes and initiate battles or support teammates. Hunt down the jungler, plant totems to highlight your opponents, and control the enemy jungler, prevent him from farming.
With new items, the tank's ability cooldown will be reduced, and you will be able to perform more complex combos. Don't forget to use your ult in time to reduce incoming damage and survive, because the tank is always in the center of events.
late game. Alistair feels great at all stages of the game, including late game. In addition to the low cooldown, he has increased health regen and defense. Don't be afraid to initiate contractions. If you have reliable allies near you, start the battle, because the tank's abilities are enough for long battles.
You can lead the team behind you, or hide in the jungle. When fighting in the open, your actions can predict and dodge. If you attack from an ambush and move like a shadow, then you will always have an advantage. Go around enemies from the rear to take them by surprise and give control to everyone at once.
Alistair is a great choice for beginners who want to try out as a support. He is stable in all phases of the game, tenacious and has a lot of maneuvers in reserve. Try, practice, and you will definitely succeed!
