How to Win Alistar vs Ezreal Counter Matchup Alistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Alistar in LoL Ezreal is in the b tier of champions
Tank Support
Marksman Mage

How to Beat Ezreal as Alistar

based on 2,193 Alistar vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
7.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Ezreal as Alistar resulted from an analysis of 2193 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Alistar has to counter Ezreal in only 7.5% of his matches.

Alistar vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a average job of countering Ezreal. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Alistar versus Ezreal matches, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Alistar vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionRelic Shield

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Locket of the Iron SolariZeke's ConvergenceBulwark of the Mountain

Optional Items

Knight's VowThornmailPauldrons of Whiterock

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level up q
>
Second ability for Alistar to level up w
>
Last skill for Alistar to max out e

Runes

Inspiration Glacial Augment Hextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Resolve Bone PlatingUnflinching
CDRScaling Armor MagicRes
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar q ability q
Alistar w ability w
Alistar e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ezreal as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Ezreal

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

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.

Advice to Win Against Ezreal

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Alistar vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Ezreal Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.2
13.3
< Assists >
7.4
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
35
< Minions Killed >
166
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,109
< Physical Damage >
17,368
5,802
< Magic Damage >
6,841
808
< True Damage >
816
7,720
< Damage Dealt >
25,025
24,891
< Damage Taken >
18,437
7,706
< Gold Earned >
11,737
1.79
< Towers >
2.31
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,766
< Total Healing >
2,500
10,231
< Experience >
12,325
47
< Vision Score >
18
22
< Wards Placed >
8
137
< Time Dealing CC >
83

How to Counter Ezreal with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Alistar versus Ezreal matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ezreal’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ezreal. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Ezreal

Who is Better, Alistar or Ezreal?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when taking on Ezreal, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes an ok counter to Ezreal.

While Alistar does have a higher win rate compared to Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Ezrealas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Alistar has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Ezreal matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Alistar is a decent counter to Ezreal. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Ezreal.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

Swain Swain 41.6% winrate Yorick Yorick 43.5% winrate Zac Zac 43.5% winrate Amumu Amumu 44.1% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

Nidalee Nidalee 58% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 56.9% winrate Kennen Kennen 55% winrate Irelia Irelia 54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Yorick Yorick + 54.1% 579 Games Zyra Zyra + 54.5% 101 Games Zilean Zilean + 55.2% 143 Games Cassiopeia Cassiopeia + 55.7% 397 Games

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Alistar, we analyzed 2,193 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 Ezreal 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to counter Ezreal during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Ezreal. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Ezreal build consist of Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, and Bulwark of the Mountain. When Alistar included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Ezreal than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 50.8% when countering Ezreal with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Ezreal as Alistar, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Alistar vs Ezreal fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.8% winrate overall.

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