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How to Synergize Zeri with Alistar on the Same TeamZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri with Alistar

How to Win With Zeri and Alistar Paired TogetherZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zeri and Alistar

based on 538 Zeri with Alistar pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Zeri has fought alongside Alistar in 538 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the developers of League, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Zeri synergize with Alistar. It is very rare for Zeri to play with Alistar on the same team. This has only taken place in about 1.4% of rounds with Zeri.

Zeri Alistar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Alistar. Typically, they wins an acceptable 49.4% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Zeri when fighting on the same team as Alistar by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zeri vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesStormrazorKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Zeri and Alistar

Advice to Understand How Alistar Will Play

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.

Zeri Alistar Synergy Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Alistar Image
7.4
< Kills >
7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
6.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
190
< Minions Killed >
188
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
14,259
< Physical Damage >
13,784
6,647
< Magic Damage >
6,472
603
< True Damage >
572
21,510
< Damage Dealt >
20,828
23,047
< Damage Taken >
23,156
12,699
< Gold Earned >
12,588
2.37
< Towers >
2.23
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,240
< Total Healing >
4,314
12,873
< Experience >
12,766
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
131
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Play with Alistar as Zeri in LoL

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

Overall, Zeri sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Alistar. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Alistar helps Zeri perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zeri is paired with Alistar, they gets a small increase in their full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Alistar provides protection for them to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Zeri is played alongside Alistar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Alistar.

Moreover, when Zeri plays with Alistar on the same side, they on average receives a little less damage than when they fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Alistar does a decent job of covering Zeri during teamfights.

Synergies between Zeri and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zeri
Alistar

Is Zeri better when played alongside Alistar?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Zeri that will 100% of the time be their ideal teammate. Yet, Alistar is a superb companion for Zeri. By locking into the same side as Zeri, he improves their win rate by 3.2% to 49.4%. This shows that there is an important synergy between Zeri and Alistar that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Alistar has a greater difficulty than Zeri. That means Zeri players need to be very careful when enlisting Alistar allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing alongside, Zeri players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Zeri and Alistar together, you may not be giving your side a great deal of magical damage output. Plan to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Alistar ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri Alistar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zeri and Alistar, we analyzed 538 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 Zeri with Alistar 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 Zeri to work well with Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to get in your Zeri and Alistar synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri bought at least these three finished items in their build, they did significantly better when paired up with Alistar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zeri boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Alistar with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Zeri and Alistar collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every match played with both champions.