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

Alistar vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the b tier of champions
TankSupport
Mage

How to Beat Vex as Alistar

based on 1,196 Alistar vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Alistar resulted from an analysis of 1196 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Alistar encounters Vex in only 1.8% of his games.

Alistar vs Vex Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a ok job of beating Vex. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Alistar versus Vex rounds, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Vex.

Best Alistar vs Vex 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 SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureTrailblazerFrozen HeartThornmail

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

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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10
W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Vex as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Vex Image
2
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
14
< Assists >
8.1
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
33
< Minions Killed >
157
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,268
< Physical Damage >
1,453
6,600
< Magic Damage >
22,564
855
< True Damage >
945
8,724
< Damage Dealt >
24,962
26,261
< Damage Taken >
18,485
8,421
< Gold Earned >
11,345
1.83
< Towers >
1.92
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,311
< Total Healing >
1,986
10,461
< Experience >
13,752
53
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
9
265
< Time Dealing CC >
545

How to Counter Vex with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several influential Alistar versus Vex matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Vex. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Vex

Who is Better, Alistar or Vex?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when playing against Vex, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes an ok counter to Vex.

While Alistar does have a higher winrate than Vex, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Vexas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Alistar also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Vex matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Alistar is a decent counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Alistar, we analyzed 1,196 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Alistar on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Vex. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Vex build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Vex than with most other common item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 50.1% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Vex as Alistar, Alistar players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cosmic Insight, and Hextech Flashtraption runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Alistar vs Vex counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

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