Sivir vs Alistar
How to Beat Alistar as Sivir
based on 805 Sivir vs Alistar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sivir vs Alistar Matchup Summary
Best Sivir vs Alistar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Sivir
Tips for Playing as Sivir against Alistar
Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.
Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
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.
Sivir vs Alistar Counter Stats
How to Counter Alistar with Sivir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Sivir versus Alistar counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Alistar. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Sivir normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Alistar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sivir and Alistar
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Who is Better, Sivir or Alistar?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sivir usually loses when playing against Alistar, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Sivir makes a poor counter to Alistar.
While Sivir does have a lower win rate compared to Alistar, when on opposite teams, Sivir also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sivir into Alistar.
Furthermore, Sivir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sivir 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.
Sivir is a somewhat poor counter to Alistar. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sivir against Alistar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sivir in order to counter Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sivir typically accumulates much more CS as Alistar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Sivir versus Alistar build consist of Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Sivir used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Alistar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sivir had an average winrate of 48.2% battling Alistar with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Alistar as Sivir, Sivir players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Sivir vs Alistar counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.
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