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

Alistar vs Xayah

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

based on 1,112 Alistar vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Alistar resulted from an analysis of 1112 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Alistar has to counter Xayah in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Alistar vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Alistar does a ok job of beating Xayah. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs face one another in. In Alistar vs Xayah games, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Xayah.

Best Alistar vs Xayah 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

TrailblazerFrozen HeartThornmailForce of Nature

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 HasteArmorArmor
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
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Xayah as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Alistar vs Xayah Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Xayah Image
2
< Kills >
6.7
6
< Deaths >
5.8
13.9
< Assists >
7.3
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
33
< Minions Killed >
182
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,320
< Physical Damage >
21,644
6,770
< Magic Damage >
387
898
< True Damage >
477
8,988
< Damage Dealt >
22,509
25,786
< Damage Taken >
19,278
8,405
< Gold Earned >
12,045
1.9
< Towers >
2.47
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
9,322
< Total Healing >
4,400
10,353
< Experience >
12,500
55
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
9
281
< Time Dealing CC >
60

How to Counter Xayah with Alistar in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several critical Alistar against Xayah matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Xayah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Xayah

Who is Better, Alistar or Xayah?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when taking on Xayah, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes an ok counter to Xayah.

While Alistar does have a higher winrate than Xayah, when facing one another, Alistar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Alistar into Xayahas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Alistar is a decent counter to Xayah. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Alistar, we analyzed 1,112 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Xayah. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Alistar versus Xayah build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Xayah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Xayah with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Xayah as Alistar, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cosmic Insight, and Hextech Flashtraption runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Alistar vs Xayah counters, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.

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