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How to Win Alistar vs Draven Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Alistar

based on 2,079 Alistar vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Alistar resulted from an evaluation of 2079 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Alistar has to counter Draven in only 3.2% of his games.

Alistar vs Draven Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a good job of countering Draven. On average, he wins a terrific 52.0% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Alistar vs Draven rounds, Alistar’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Draven.

Best Alistar vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureBloodsongThornmailFrozen Heart

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 HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Draven as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Alistar vs Draven Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Draven Image
2.1
< Kills >
8.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
14.1
< Assists >
5.8
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
32
< Minions Killed >
171
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,275
< Physical Damage >
21,883
6,806
< Magic Damage >
123
856
< True Damage >
558
8,937
< Damage Dealt >
22,565
24,560
< Damage Taken >
21,144
8,305
< Gold Earned >
13,366
1.9
< Towers >
2.33
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
9,034
< Total Healing >
6,162
10,123
< Experience >
11,831
53
< Vision Score >
15
23
< Wards Placed >
7
274
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Draven with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Alistar against Draven matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Draven. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Draven. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Draven

Who is Better, Alistar or Draven?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually wins when facing off against Draven, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes a good counter to Draven.

While Alistar does have a higher win rate than Draven, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Dravenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Alistar also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Draven matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Alistar is a decent counter to Draven. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Draven.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Alistar, we analyzed 2,079 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Draven as Alistar comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Alistar in order to counter Draven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar most often racks up a lot less CS as Draven. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Draven build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Draven than with many other common item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Draven with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Draven as Alistar, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Alistar vs Draven clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

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