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How to Win Alistar vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the a tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Alistar

based on 1,267 Alistar vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Alistar resulted from an examination of 1267 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Alistar has to counter Vel'Koz in only 2.0% of his games.

Alistar vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a dismal job of countering Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Alistar vs Vel'Koz matches, Alistar’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Vel'Koz.

Best Alistar vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernFrozen 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

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Alistar vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Vel'Koz Image
2
< Kills >
5.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6
13.3
< Assists >
9.7
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
32
< Minions Killed >
91
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,276
< Physical Damage >
649
6,520
< Magic Damage >
18,791
875
< True Damage >
6,888
8,671
< Damage Dealt >
26,328
28,077
< Damage Taken >
17,303
8,445
< Gold Earned >
10,531
1.63
< Towers >
1.85
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,332
< Total Healing >
1,629
10,579
< Experience >
12,325
54
< Vision Score >
45
24
< Wards Placed >
20
228
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Alistar in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Alistar versus Vel'Koz matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz..

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Alistar or Vel'Koz?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually loses when trying to fight Vel'Koz, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes a bad counter to Vel'Koz.

While Alistar does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Alistar into Vel'Kozas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Alistar also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Alistar is a terribly counter to Vel'Koz. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Alistar, we analyzed 1,267 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Alistar to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average picks up less CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Alistar versus Vel'Koz build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Vel'Koz than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Vel'Koz with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Vel'Koz as Alistar, Alistar players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Alistar vs Vel'Koz battles, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

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