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How to Win Illaoi vs Alistar Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Alistar as Illaoi

based on 1,125 Illaoi vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.6
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Alistar as Illaoi came out of an evaluation of 1125 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Illaoi has to counter Alistar in only 1.6% of her games.

Illaoi vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a decent job of countering Alistar. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions fight each other in. In Illaoi vs Alistar matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Alistar.

Best Illaoi vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinJak'Sho, The ProteanIceborn GauntletSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Alistar

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Alistar Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Alistar Image
5.6
< Kills >
2.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6
4.8
< Assists >
14.1
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
191
< Minions Killed >
32
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.44
26,504
< Physical Damage >
1,379
946
< Magic Damage >
7,038
471
< True Damage >
964
27,921
< Damage Dealt >
9,381
35,762
< Damage Taken >
27,124
12,123
< Gold Earned >
8,439
2.88
< Towers >
1.75
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0
9,442
< Total Healing >
9,986
15,169
< Experience >
10,583
16
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
23
461
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Alistar with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here feature some critical Illaoi against Alistar matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between these two champions. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Alistar. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Illaoi normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives more damage than Alistar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Alistar

Who is Better, Illaoi or Alistar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when taking on Alistar, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a good counter to Alistar.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Illaoi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Alistar.

Additionally, Illaoi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Illaoi is a decent counter for Alistar. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Alistar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,125 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 Illaoi 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

Illaoi Build Alistar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Illaoi to counter Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi on average racks up much more CS as Alistar. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Illaoi versus Alistar build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Alistar than with most other common builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 51.5% when playing against Alistar with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Alistar as Illaoi, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Illaoi vs Alistar face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.5% win rate overall.

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