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

Alistar vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the s tier of champions
TankSupport
Fighter

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Alistar

based on 4,357 Alistar vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Alistar faced Mordekaiser 4357 times. Using so many matchups for Alistar vs Mordekaiser gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a pro build to destroy Mordekaiser. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Alistar has to counter Mordekaiser in only 6.7% of his games.

Alistar vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a awful job of countering Mordekaiser. On average, he wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Alistar versus Mordekaiser matches, Alistar’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Alistar vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsMercury's Treads

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureFrozen HeartTrailblazer

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

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorMagic Resist
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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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Alistar vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Mordekaiser Image
2
< Kills >
7.2
6.3
< Deaths >
5.7
13.6
< Assists >
5.4
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
33
< Minions Killed >
156
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,305
< Physical Damage >
2,744
6,839
< Magic Damage >
21,962
872
< True Damage >
657
9,017
< Damage Dealt >
25,364
26,457
< Damage Taken >
30,809
8,338
< Gold Earned >
11,821
1.66
< Towers >
2.17
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,162
< Total Healing >
9,331
10,329
< Experience >
14,903
53
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
259
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some critical Alistar vs. Mordekaiser counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Alistar often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Mordekaiser. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Alistar or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when playing against Mordekaiser, with a 46.1% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Alistar does have a lower win rate compared to Mordekaiser, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Alistar into Mordekaiseras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Alistar is a bad counter for Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Alistar, we analyzed 4,357 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 Mordekaiser 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Mordekaiser during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep 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 by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar often gets a lot less CS as Mordekaiser. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Alistar versus Mordekaiser build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Alistar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Mordekaiser than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 46.1% when playing against Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Mordekaiser as Alistar, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cosmic Insight, and Hextech Flashtraption runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Alistar vs Mordekaiser clashes, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.1% win rate overall.

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