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

Alistar vs Sylas

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

based on 2,888 Alistar vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our database, Alistar battled Sylas 2888 times. Having so many games with Alistar versus Sylas gives us confidence in our ability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to smash Sylas. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Alistar is forced to battle against Sylas in only 4.5% of his games.

Alistar vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a ok job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions battle one another in. In Alistar against Sylas matches, Alistar’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Alistar vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernTrailblazerKnight's Vow

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 FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth 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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Guide to Countering Sylas as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Alistar vs Sylas Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Sylas Image
2
< Kills >
8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.9
14.1
< Assists >
7.3
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
32
< Minions Killed >
128
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,300
< Physical Damage >
567
6,894
< Magic Damage >
22,307
913
< True Damage >
852
9,108
< Damage Dealt >
23,727
25,485
< Damage Taken >
30,251
8,280
< Gold Earned >
11,375
1.77
< Towers >
1.63
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,976
< Total Healing >
8,319
10,082
< Experience >
13,376
54
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
8
248
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Sylas with Alistar in LoL

The stats provided here feature several significant Alistar vs. Sylas matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Sylas

Who is Better, Alistar or Sylas?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sylas, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes an ok counter to Sylas.

While Alistar does have a lower win rate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Sylasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Alistar also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Alistar is a somewhat poor counter to Sylas. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Sylas.

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

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Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Alistar, we analyzed 2,888 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 Sylas 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Sylas. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Alistar versus Sylas build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Sylas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when countering Sylas with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Sylas 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. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Alistar vs Sylas matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Alistar are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.