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

Alistar vs Urgot

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

based on 1,172 Alistar vs Urgot matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Urgot as Alistar resulted from an analysis of 1172 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Alistar has to counter Urgot in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Alistar vs Urgot Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a average job of countering Urgot. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions face each other in. In Alistar versus Urgot games, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Urgot.

Best Alistar vs Urgot Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureZeke's ConvergenceThornmail

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 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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Urgot as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Urgot

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 Urgot

If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.

Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.

Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.

Alistar vs Urgot Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Urgot Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
14
< Assists >
5.5
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
33
< Minions Killed >
178
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,313
< Physical Damage >
19,943
6,682
< Magic Damage >
152
858
< True Damage >
1,794
8,854
< Damage Dealt >
21,890
26,502
< Damage Taken >
27,668
8,466
< Gold Earned >
12,267
1.78
< Towers >
2.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,471
< Total Healing >
5,140
10,468
< Experience >
14,875
53
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
261
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Urgot with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Alistar against Urgot matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Urgot’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Urgot. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Urgot. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Urgot

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Urgot
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Urgot

Who is Better, Alistar or Urgot?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when playing against Urgot, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes an ok counter to Urgot.

While Alistar does have a lower win rate compared to Urgot, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Urgotas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Alistar has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Urgot. 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Urgot matchups, Urgot is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Alistar is a somewhat poor counter to Urgot. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Urgot.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Urgot Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Urgot as Alistar, we analyzed 1,172 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 Urgot 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 truly master Alistar to counter Urgot during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar most often gets a lot less CS as Urgot. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Alistar versus Urgot build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Urgot than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Urgot with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Urgot as Alistar, Alistar players should take 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 sets that we analyzed for Alistar vs Urgot battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.

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