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How to Win Corki vs Alistar Counter MatchupCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Corki in LoLCorki is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
TankSupport

How to Beat Alistar as Corki

based on 714 Corki vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our dataset, Corki did battle with Alistar in 714 games. Including so many games with Corki vs Alistar provides us faith in our capacity to produce actionable data and a pro build to annihilate Alistar. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Corki encounters Alistar in only 1.8% of his games.

Corki vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Corki has done a dismal job of countering Alistar. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Corki against Alistar games, Corki’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Corki vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceEclipse

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinVoid StaffInfinity EdgeMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Corki to level upq
>
Second ability for Corki to level upe
>
Last skill for Corki to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Alistar

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

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.

Corki vs Alistar Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Alistar Image
6.9
< Kills >
2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.1
7.5
< Assists >
14.2
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
0.33
184
< Minions Killed >
31
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
3,845
< Physical Damage >
1,261
22,814
< Magic Damage >
6,503
976
< True Damage >
906
27,636
< Damage Dealt >
8,671
20,906
< Damage Taken >
26,351
12,541
< Gold Earned >
8,427
2.02
< Towers >
1.75
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0
3,173
< Total Healing >
9,299
14,236
< Experience >
10,269
18
< Vision Score >
57
9
< Wards Placed >
25
219
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Alistar with Corki in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Corki against Alistar counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Alistar. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Corki normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Alistar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Corki and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Alistar

Who is Better, Corki or Alistar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Corki usually loses when playing against Alistar, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Corki makes a poor counter to Alistar.

While Corki does have a lower win rate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Corki also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Corki into Alistar.

Furthermore, Corki also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Corki is a somewhat poor counter to Alistar. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Corki against Alistar.

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Corki, we analyzed 714 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 Corki 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

To truly master Corki to counter Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki most often accumulates much more CS compared to Alistar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Corki versus Alistar build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Eclipse. When Corki used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Alistar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average win rate of 48.7% battling Alistar with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Alistar as Corki, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Corki vs Alistar matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

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