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How to Synergize Alistar with Orianna on the Same TeamAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar with Orianna

How to Win With Alistar and Orianna Paired TogetherAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Alistar and Orianna

based on 911 Alistar with Orianna pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Alistar has fought alongside Orianna in 911 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the developers of League, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Alistar synergize with Orianna. It is very rare for Alistar to play alongside Orianna as allies. This has only occurred in about 1.4% of matches with Alistar.

Alistar Orianna Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar has done a below average job of fighting on the same side as Orianna. Usually, he wins a dismal 47.9% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Alistar when playing with Orianna by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Alistar vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Orianna

Tips for Playing as Alistar with Orianna

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Understand How Orianna Will Play

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

Alistar Orianna Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Orianna Image
2.2
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6.1
13.5
< Assists >
13.9
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
31
< Minions Killed >
33
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,341
< Physical Damage >
1,324
6,712
< Magic Damage >
6,860
904
< True Damage >
894
8,957
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
25,677
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,338
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.82
< Towers >
1.8
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,317
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,139
< Experience >
10,386
55
< Vision Score >
54
24
< Wards Placed >
24
254
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Orianna as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Orianna synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Orianna, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Alistar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Orianna. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Orianna helps Alistar perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Alistar is an ally to Orianna, he sees a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This change may indicate that Orianna doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played alongside Orianna on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Orianna.

Moreover, when Alistar plays with Orianna on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Orianna does a decent job of covering Alistar during team fights.

Synergies between Alistar and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Orianna

Is Alistar better when played alongside Orianna?

There is no top synergy for Alistar that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Orianna is a not very good companion for Alistar. By locking into the same team as Alistar, she lowers their win rate by -1.5% to 47.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad synergy between Alistar and Orianna that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Orianna has a lower difficulty than Alistar. That means Alistar players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Orianna allies to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, Alistar players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by aligning Alistar and Orianna together, you probably will not be giving your other allies much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to have other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Orianna ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Orianna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Orianna, we analyzed 911 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Alistar with Orianna comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to synergize with Orianna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to get in your Alistar and Orianna synergy build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Orianna than with most other common item sets. In fact, Alistar boasted an average win rate of 47.9% helping carry Orianna with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Alistar players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Alistar and Orianna pairings, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

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