Alistar vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Alistar
based on 5,576 Alistar vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Alistar vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Alistar vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Alistar
Tips for Playing as Alistar against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Alistar vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Alistar in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some strategic Alistar versus Lux matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..
Alistar usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lux. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Alistar and Lux
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Who is Better, Alistar or Lux?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when playing against Lux, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes an ok counter for Lux.
While Alistar does have a lower win rate compared to Lux, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Luxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Alistar also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Alistar is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Alistar to counter Lux during both the laning 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 suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Alistar on average picks up less CS relative to Lux. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Alistar versus Lux build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Alistar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Lux than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Lux with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing Lux as Alistar, Alistar players should equip 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 builds players used for Alistar vs Lux LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lux as Alistar are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.