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Diana vs Alistar

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How to Beat Alistar as Diana

based on 2,713 Diana vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Diana came out of an analysis of 2713 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Diana is forced to battle against Alistar in only 1.7% of her matches.

Diana vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Diana does a dismal job of beating Alistar. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Diana against Alistar rounds, Diana’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Diana vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Diana to level upq
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Second ability for Diana to level upw
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Last skill for Diana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Alistar

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

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.

Diana vs Alistar Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Alistar Image
7.4
< Kills >
2.1
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.9
< Assists >
14.2
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
96
< Minions Killed >
33
0.81
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,005
< Physical Damage >
1,308
18,875
< Magic Damage >
6,539
1,060
< True Damage >
848
21,942
< Damage Dealt >
8,696
23,885
< Damage Taken >
25,503
12,087
< Gold Earned >
8,380
1.74
< Towers >
1.84
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,866
< Total Healing >
9,251
13,807
< Experience >
10,347
20
< Vision Score >
52
7
< Wards Placed >
23
133
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Alistar with Diana in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some critical Diana vs. Alistar counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Alistar. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Diana often has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Alistar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Diana and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Alistar

Who is Better, Diana or Alistar?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Diana usually fairs equally well when playing against Alistar, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes an ok counter to Alistar.

While Diana does have a lower win rate compared to Alistar, when they face off with one another, Diana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Diana into Alistar.

Additionally, Diana has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Alistar matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Diana is a somewhat poor counter for Alistar. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Diana against Alistar.

Additional Information for Diana Players

How We Calculated Our Diana vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Diana, we analyzed 2,713 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 Diana 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 Diana in order to counter Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana on average accumulates more CS as Alistar. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Diana versus Alistar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Diana used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Alistar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Alistar with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Alistar as Diana, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Diana vs Alistar matchups, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Diana x Alistar tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all rounds completed with these champions.