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

Alistar vs Zed

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

How to Beat Zed as Alistar

based on 2,261 Alistar vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches each week. Within our data, Alistar fought Zed in 2261 games. Having so many games with Alistar versus Zed gives us confidence in our ability to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to defeat your enemy. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Alistar is forced to battle against Zed in only 3.5% of his games.

Alistar vs Zed Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a average job of countering Zed. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Alistar against Zed games, Alistar’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Zed.

Best Alistar vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisTrailblazerKnight's VowZeke's Convergence

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 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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Guide to Countering Zed as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Alistar vs Zed Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Zed Image
2.3
< Kills >
8.3
6
< Deaths >
6.2
13.9
< Assists >
6
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
35
< Minions Killed >
158
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,390
< Physical Damage >
21,527
7,280
< Magic Damage >
1,226
924
< True Damage >
1,269
9,594
< Damage Dealt >
24,023
26,477
< Damage Taken >
22,213
8,621
< Gold Earned >
12,290
1.84
< Towers >
1.63
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,568
< Total Healing >
3,570
10,711
< Experience >
14,502
54
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
7
278
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Zed with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several vital Alistar against Zed matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between these two champs. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zed. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Alistar typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zed. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Zed

Who is Better, Alistar or Zed?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when taking on Zed, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes an ok counter for Zed.

While Alistar does have a higher win rate compared to Zed, when facing one another, Alistar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Alistar into Zedas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Zed matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Alistar is a decent counter for Zed. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Zed.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

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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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Alistar, we analyzed 2,261 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 Zed 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Alistar to counter Zed during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar often gets a lot less CS as Zed. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Alistar versus Zed build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Zed than with many other common builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Zed with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Zed as Alistar, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Alistar vs Zed matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zed as Alistar are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.