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

Alistar vs Qiyana

How to Beat Qiyana as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Qiyana as Alistar

based on 850 Alistar vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Alistar engaged Qiyana in 850 games. Using so many matchups for Alistar vs Qiyana provides us faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a solid build to crush Qiyana. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Alistar fights Qiyana in only 1.3% of his games.

Alistar vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Alistar does a average job of countering Qiyana. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Alistar versus Qiyana games, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Qiyana.

Best Alistar vs Qiyana 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 SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice SleighZeke's Convergence

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 FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Qiyana

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.

Alistar vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Qiyana Image
2.2
< Kills >
8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.8
14.2
< Assists >
6.5
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
34
< Minions Killed >
150
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,343
< Physical Damage >
20,100
7,304
< Magic Damage >
1,907
914
< True Damage >
1,010
9,562
< Damage Dealt >
23,018
26,587
< Damage Taken >
23,642
8,585
< Gold Earned >
12,131
1.78
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,356
< Total Healing >
3,214
10,510
< Experience >
13,826
55
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
7
269
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Counter Qiyana with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several influential Alistar vs. Qiyana counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Qiyana. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Alistar often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Qiyana

Who is Better, Alistar or Qiyana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when playing against Qiyana, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes an ok counter to Qiyana.

While Alistar does have a higher winrate than Qiyana, when facing one another, Alistar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Alistar into Qiyanaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Alistar also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Qiyana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Qiyana matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Alistar is a decent counter for Qiyana. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Qiyana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.2% winratePoppyPoppy43.7% winrateTaliyahTaliyah44.2% winrateSwainSwain44.5% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner58.7% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 53.4% 3276 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.6% 125 GamesTaricTaric+ 55% 80 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 4162 Games

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Alistar, we analyzed 850 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 Qiyana 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

Alistar Build Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to counter Qiyana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average racks up a lot less CS as Qiyana. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Alistar versus Qiyana build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Qiyana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Qiyana with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Qiyana 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 runes we have analyed for Alistar vs Qiyana fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.8% winrate overall.

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