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

Alistar vs Leona

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

based on 2,928 Alistar vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Alistar faced Leona in 2928 games. Including so many matchups for Alistar versus Leona gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a supported build to smash Leona. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Alistar is forced to battle against Leona in only 4.5% of his games.

Alistar vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a terrible job of countering Leona. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champions fight each other in. In Alistar against Leona matches, Alistar’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Leona.

Best Alistar vs Leona 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 NatureBloodsongKaenic RookernThornmail

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 HasteArmorHealth 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
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Leona as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Leona

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 Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Alistar vs Leona Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Leona Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6
14.4
< Assists >
14.5
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
32
< Minions Killed >
31
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,304
< Physical Damage >
2,955
7,062
< Magic Damage >
7,469
915
< True Damage >
1,055
9,281
< Damage Dealt >
11,480
25,987
< Damage Taken >
22,503
8,446
< Gold Earned >
8,569
1.8
< Towers >
1.62
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,238
< Total Healing >
2,841
10,322
< Experience >
10,337
54
< Vision Score >
57
24
< Wards Placed >
24
291
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Leona with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Alistar versus Leona matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Leona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Leona..

Alistar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Leona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Leona

Who is Better, Alistar or Leona?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when playing against Leona, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes a poor counter for Leona.

While Alistar does have a lower winrate than Leona, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Alistar into Leonaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Alistar is a garbage counter for Leona. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Leona.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Alistar, we analyzed 2,928 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 Leona 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 in order to counter Leona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Leona. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Alistar versus Leona 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 a lot better countering Leona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 46.5% when countering Leona with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Leona 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 players used for Alistar vs Leona counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Leona as Alistar are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.