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

Alistar vs Zoe

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

based on 770 Alistar vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Zoe as Alistar came out of an evaluation of 770 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Alistar fights Zoe in only 1.2% of his games.

Alistar vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a decent job of beating Zoe. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Alistar vs Zoe rounds, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Alistar vs Zoe 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

Frozen HeartZeke's ConvergenceTrailblazerCelestial Opposition

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 FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Alistar vs Zoe Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Zoe Image
2
< Kills >
6.6
6.2
< Deaths >
5.7
13.1
< Assists >
7.5
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
32
< Minions Killed >
133
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,237
< Physical Damage >
1,815
6,452
< Magic Damage >
17,663
866
< True Damage >
3,495
8,556
< Damage Dealt >
22,974
25,679
< Damage Taken >
18,164
8,279
< Gold Earned >
10,738
1.82
< Towers >
1.68
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,758
< Total Healing >
2,065
10,028
< Experience >
12,706
53
< Vision Score >
24
24
< Wards Placed >
11
237
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Counter Zoe with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Alistar against Zoe matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zoe. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Zoe. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Zoe

Who is Better, Alistar or Zoe?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually wins when trying to fight Zoe, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes a good counter for Zoe.

While Alistar does have a higher winrate than Zoe, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Zoeas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Alistar also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Alistar is a decent counter for Zoe. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Alistar, we analyzed 770 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 Zoe 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 learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to counter Zoe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar often picks up a lot less CS compared to Zoe. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Alistar versus Zoe build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Zoe than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Alistar boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Zoe with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Zoe as Alistar, you should equip 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 chose for Alistar vs Zoe face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.

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