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How to Win Alistar vs Janna Counter MatchupAlistar is in the s tier of champions

Alistar vs Janna

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

based on 1,133 Alistar vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Janna as Alistar came out of an analysis of 1133 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Alistar has to counter Janna in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Alistar vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a below average job of beating Janna. On average, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs battle one another in. In Alistar against Janna games, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Janna.

Best Alistar vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionRelic Shield

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
EvenshroudZeke's ConvergenceBulwark of the Mountain

Optional Items

ThornmailKnight's Vow

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 HasteArmorArmor
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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Janna as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Janna

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 Janna

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Alistar vs Janna Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Janna Image
1.5
< Kills >
1
5.3
< Deaths >
4.4
11.2
< Assists >
14
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.14
35
< Minions Killed >
15
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.02
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,029
< Physical Damage >
984
5,366
< Magic Damage >
4,382
711
< True Damage >
330
7,107
< Damage Dealt >
5,697
22,717
< Damage Taken >
14,074
7,303
< Gold Earned >
7,337
1.63
< Towers >
2.02
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,257
< Total Healing >
7,681
9,456
< Experience >
9,665
48
< Vision Score >
54
21
< Wards Placed >
23
167
< Time Dealing CC >
266

How to Counter Janna with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several influential Alistar versus Janna matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Janna’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Janna..

Alistar often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Janna. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Janna

Who is Better, Alistar or Janna?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when trying to fight Janna, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes a poor counter for Janna.

While Alistar does have a lower winrate than Janna, when facing one another, Alistar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Alistar into Jannaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Janna matchups, Janna is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Alistar is a terribly counter for Janna. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Janna.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

IvernIvern44.3% winrateAniviaAnivia46.2% winrateSwainSwain46.4% winrateVladimirVladimir47% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

KennenKennen58.5% winrateLee SinLee Sin57.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.9% winrateSamiraSamira55.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KayleKayle+ 55% 1180 GamesKledKled+ 55.1% 559 GamesIvernIvern+ 56.7% 626 GamesGalioGalio+ 57% 330 Games

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Alistar, we analyzed 1,133 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 Janna 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 to counter Janna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar most often picks up more CS compared to Janna. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Alistar versus Janna build include Evenshroud, Zeke's Convergence, and Bulwark of the Mountain. When Alistar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Janna than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average win rate of 47.7% battling Janna with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Janna 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 combinations players used for Alistar vs Janna counters, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

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