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

Alistar vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Alistar

based on 779 Alistar vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our dataset, Alistar faced off against Karthus 779 times. Having so many games with Alistar versus Karthus provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to defeat your opponent. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Alistar fights Karthus in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Alistar vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a good job of beating Karthus. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.1% of matches the champs face one another in. In Alistar vs Karthus games, Alistar’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Karthus.

Best Alistar vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsMobility Boots

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

TrailblazerFrozen HeartCelestial OppositionLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
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Second ability for Alistar to level upw
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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
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Alistar vs Karthus Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Karthus Image
2.4
< Kills >
6.9
6.4
< Deaths >
7.5
15
< Assists >
10.1
0.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
34
< Minions Killed >
90
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.9
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.3
1,450
< Physical Damage >
263
7,278
< Magic Damage >
29,455
977
< True Damage >
2,092
9,706
< Damage Dealt >
31,811
28,815
< Damage Taken >
29,030
8,904
< Gold Earned >
12,747
1.75
< Towers >
1.17
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
10,409
< Total Healing >
9,015
11,128
< Experience >
14,670
57
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
7
261
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Karthus with Alistar in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some vital Alistar versus Karthus counter statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Karthus

Who is Better, Alistar or Karthus?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually wins when playing against Karthus, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes a good counter for Karthus.

While Alistar does have a higher winrate compared to Karthus, when facing one another, Alistar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Alistar into Karthusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Alistar has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Alistar is an above average counter for Karthus. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Karthus.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Alistar, we analyzed 779 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 Karthus 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Karthus 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 presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar most often accumulates less CS relative to Karthus. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Karthus build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Karthus than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 52.1% battling Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Karthus as Alistar, Alistar players 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 we have analyed for Alistar vs Karthus LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.1% winrate overall.

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