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How to Win Aurelion Sol vs Alistar Counter MatchupAurelion Sol is in the a tier of champions

Aurelion Sol vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Aurelion Sol in LoLAurelion Sol is in the a tier of champions
Mage
TankSupport

How to Beat Alistar as Aurelion Sol

based on 990 Aurelion Sol vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Aurelion Sol engaged Alistar 990 times. With so many games with Aurelion Sol versus Alistar gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Aurelion Sol encounters Alistar in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Aurelion Sol vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Aurelion Sol has done a good job of beating Alistar. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Aurelion Sol against Alistar rounds, Aurelion Sol’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Aurelion Sol vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Aurelion Sol Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal Scepter

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aurelion Sol to level upq
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Second ability for Aurelion Sol to level upe
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Last skill for Aurelion Sol to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Aurelion Sol's passive ability p
Aurelion Sol's q ability q
Aurelion Sol's w ability w
Aurelion Sol's e ability e
Aurelion Sol's ultimate ability r
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R
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Aurelion Sol

Tips for Playing as Aurelion Sol against Alistar

You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.

Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.

Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.

Advice to Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Aurelion Sol vs Alistar Counter Stats

Aurelion Sol Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Alistar Image
7.2
< Kills >
2
5.6
< Deaths >
6.4
8.2
< Assists >
13.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
183
< Minions Killed >
34
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.5
333
< Physical Damage >
1,343
23,681
< Magic Damage >
6,893
799
< True Damage >
901
24,814
< Damage Dealt >
9,138
20,234
< Damage Taken >
27,198
12,356
< Gold Earned >
8,575
1.66
< Towers >
1.82
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,376
< Total Healing >
9,540
14,730
< Experience >
10,558
18
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
366
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Alistar with Aurelion Sol in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Aurelion Sol vs. Alistar matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aurelion Sol may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Alistar. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Aurelion Sol usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Alistar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aurelion Sol and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Aurelion Sol
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aurelion Sol
Alistar

Who is Better, Aurelion Sol or Alistar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aurelion Sol usually wins when trying to fight Alistar, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Aurelion Sol makes a good counter for Alistar.

While Aurelion Sol does have a higher win rate than Alistar, when on opposite teams, Aurelion Sol also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aurelion Sol into Alistaras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aurelion Sol has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Aurelion Sol vs Alistar matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Aurelion Sol is an above average counter for Alistar. 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 Aurelion Sol against Alistar.

Additional Information for Aurelion Sol Players

How We Calculated Our Aurelion Sol vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Aurelion Sol, we analyzed 990 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 Alistar as Aurelion Sol 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aurelion Sol in order to counter Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aurelion Sol on average picks up much more CS compared to Alistar. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Aurelion Sol versus Alistar build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. When Aurelion Sol incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Alistar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Aurelion Sol boasted an average winrate of 52.4% battling Alistar with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Alistar as Aurelion Sol, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Aurelion Sol vs Alistar counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Aurelion Sol x Alistar tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every match completed with both champs.