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

Alistar vs Vayne

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

based on 3,999 Alistar vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
6.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our data, Alistar faced Vayne 3999 times. Having so many matchups for Alistar versus Vayne provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce actionable stats and a solid build to annihilate Vayne. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Alistar has to counter Vayne in only 6.2% of his games.

Alistar vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar has done a dismal job of countering Vayne. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Alistar against Vayne games, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Alistar vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Unending DespairSunfire AegisBloodsongFrozen Heart

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 FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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 Vayne as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Alistar vs Vayne Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Vayne Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
13.8
< Assists >
6
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
33
< Minions Killed >
162
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,238
< Physical Damage >
15,555
6,718
< Magic Damage >
1,575
880
< True Damage >
5,356
8,837
< Damage Dealt >
22,487
25,720
< Damage Taken >
20,712
8,423
< Gold Earned >
12,082
1.87
< Towers >
2.36
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,877
< Total Healing >
5,786
10,297
< Experience >
12,550
53
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
8
289
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Vayne with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Alistar versus Vayne counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vayne. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Vayne. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Vayne

Who is Better, Alistar or Vayne?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when playing against Vayne, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes a bad counter to Vayne.

While Alistar does have a lower win rate compared to Vayne, when facing one another, Alistar also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Alistar into Vayneas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Alistar is a terribly counter to Vayne. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Alistar, we analyzed 3,999 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to counter Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Vayne. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Vayne build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Vayne than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Vayne with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Vayne as Alistar, Alistar players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Alistar vs Vayne matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vayne as Alistar are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.