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

Alistar vs Ziggs

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

How to Beat Ziggs as Alistar

based on 811 Alistar vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.77
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Alistar battled Ziggs in 811 matches. Using so many matchups for Alistar vs Ziggs provides us faith in our capability to prepare useful stats and a pro build to destroy Ziggs. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Alistar has to counter Ziggs in only 1.3% of his matches.

Alistar vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a poor job of countering Ziggs. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Alistar vs Ziggs rounds, Alistar’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Alistar vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

TrailblazerKnight's VowForce of NatureThornmail

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 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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Alistar vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Ziggs Image
2.3
< Kills >
5.4
6
< Deaths >
5.7
14.3
< Assists >
8.8
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
35
< Minions Killed >
174
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,406
< Physical Damage >
973
7,212
< Magic Damage >
26,161
996
< True Damage >
451
9,615
< Damage Dealt >
27,586
28,413
< Damage Taken >
17,360
8,797
< Gold Earned >
11,824
1.74
< Towers >
3.1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,518
< Total Healing >
1,514
11,014
< Experience >
13,749
56
< Vision Score >
21
25
< Wards Placed >
10
262
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Ziggs with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some influential Alistar vs. Ziggs matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Ziggs

Who is Better, Alistar or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes an ok counter to Ziggs.

While Alistar does have a lower win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Alistar into Ziggsas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Alistar also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Ziggs matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Alistar is a somewhat poor counter to Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Alistar, we analyzed 811 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Alistar in order to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 a lot of 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 Ziggs build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Ziggs than with most other common builds. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Ziggs as Alistar, you should equip 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 combinations that we analyzed for Alistar vs Ziggs matchups, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

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