Alistar vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Alistar
based on 5,859 Alistar vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Alistar vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Alistar vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Alistar
Tips for Playing as Alistar against Caitlyn
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 Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Alistar vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Alistar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Alistar versus Caitlyn counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between these two champions. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Alistar usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Alistar and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Alistar or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when taking on Caitlyn, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.
While Alistar does have a higher winrate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Caitlynas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Alistar has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Caitlyn matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Alistar is a decent counter for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Alistar to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Alistar usually gets a lot less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Alistar versus Caitlyn build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Caitlyn than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Caitlyn with this build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Caitlyn as Alistar, Alistar players should use 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 builds players used for Alistar vs Caitlyn counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.
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