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

Alistar vs Fiddlesticks

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Alistar

based on 1,148 Alistar vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.66
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Alistar came out of an evaluation of 1148 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Alistar has to counter Fiddlesticks in only 1.8% of his games.

Alistar vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a average job of beating Fiddlesticks. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Alistar vs Fiddlesticks games, Alistar’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Alistar vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Alistar Items

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

Optional Items

ThornmailZeke's ConvergenceForce of NatureTrailblazer

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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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Fiddlesticks

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.

Alistar vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Fiddlesticks Image
2.1
< Kills >
5.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
14.4
< Assists >
9.7
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
33
< Minions Killed >
36
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,364
< Physical Damage >
313
7,091
< Magic Damage >
17,627
932
< True Damage >
1,254
9,388
< Damage Dealt >
19,194
26,731
< Damage Taken >
32,405
8,587
< Gold Earned >
11,115
1.79
< Towers >
1.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
9,514
< Total Healing >
16,870
10,560
< Experience >
12,660
56
< Vision Score >
46
25
< Wards Placed >
4
263
< Time Dealing CC >
744

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Alistar vs. Fiddlesticks counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Fiddlesticks. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Alistar or Fiddlesticks?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when taking on Fiddlesticks, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes an ok counter to Fiddlesticks.

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

Additionally, Alistar has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Alistar is a decent counter for Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Fiddlesticks.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.2% winratePoppyPoppy43.7% winrateTaliyahTaliyah44.2% winrateSwainSwain44.5% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner58.7% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 53.4% 3276 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.6% 125 GamesTaricTaric+ 55% 80 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 4162 Games

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Alistar, we analyzed 1,148 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 Fiddlesticks 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

Alistar Build Fiddlesticks Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Alistar in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Fiddlesticks. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Alistar versus Fiddlesticks build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Fiddlesticks than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Fiddlesticks as Alistar, Alistar players should take 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 we have analyed for Alistar vs Fiddlesticks LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

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