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Alistar Wild Rift — Tier, Stats & Overview

Alistar is a tank support in Wild Rift, recognized as one of the most powerful engage supports in the game through his Headbutt / Pulverize combo.

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★ Support Tier S September 2026 · Patch 7.2d tanksupportengage

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Win 49.7% #52 · ↑2pt

Pick 4.4% #20

Ban 0.7% #95

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Complete guide Alistar Support Guide: The Unbreakable Minotaur | Wild Rift Master Alistar Support in Wild Rift. Discover his W+Q combos, tanky build, matchups, and tips to dominate botlane and initiate fights. Read the guide

Archetype The Engage Tank: Master of Tempo, Not Kills Open Micro skill Mastering the Mental Cooldown Counter: The Invisible Edge of Engage Supports Open Macro skill Wild Rift Support Guide: understand your real job in bot lane Open

Win Rate (30d) 49.74%-1.31 pts

Pick Rate 4.41%

Ban Rate 0.68%

Alistar's win rate has dropped -1.31 pts over the last 30 days, now at 49.74%. See the full Wild Rift meta trends for more biggest movers.

§ 01 — Editorial brief

Alistar remains a very reliable engage support in the current patch, but his real value does not come from being a simple initiation button.

By EllieAnth Updated 8 Sept 2026 Patch 7.2d

Alistar is a tank support in Wild Rift, recognized as one of the most powerful engage supports in the game through his Headbutt / Pulverize combo. His kit offers an AoE knock-up, a repositioning dash, passive heals, and massive damage resistance through his ultimate. He excels in all-in compositions seeking to lock down a target and eliminate it in under a second. In Wild Rift, his instant combo is harder to dodge than in other versions, reinforcing his status as one of the most formidable lane supports.

Alistar thrives in engage-focused and teamfight compositions. He works best with allies able to quickly follow up his initiation or deliver heavy burst. Teams looking for decisive fights benefit the most from his kit.

Alistar, a tank support, relies heavily on engage and reaching enemy targets. Compositions built around kite, long-range poke, or disengage tools greatly reduce his impact. If he cannot start fights effectively, his presence becomes limited.

Proper engage timing is crucial when playing Alistar. Look for moments when enemies are poorly positioned and initiate quickly. In teamfights, protect your carries after the initial engage.

§ 06 — The matchup wallAlistar Wild Rift counters and synergies

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Build enginePatch 7.2d build — computed

Core 01 Bulwark of the Mountain
Core 02 Yordle Trap
Core 03 Knight's Vow
Core 04 Radiant Virtue
Core 05 Zeke's Convergence
Boots Plated Steelcaps

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§ 02 — Strengths & weaknesses Alistar Wild Rift strengths and weaknesses

↑ Strengths

His W→Q remains one of the easiest engage buttons to convert into real value, especially when opponents misposition around objectives.
His ultimate lets him tank for a very long time in dives or front-to-back fights, which stabilizes the messy skirmishes common in solo queue.
He can protect a threatened carry almost as well as he can engage, which keeps him useful even when the game is not about nonstop hard engage.
He punishes supports and ADCs that need to step forward to ward, poke, or hold lane priority.

↓ Weaknesses

Avoid him if your team has almost no follow-up and your engage is likely to start fights nobody can actually finish.
Avoid him when the enemy lane can chip you down from range all game without giving you a real entry window.
Avoid him if the enemy draft has multiple clear tools to deny engage or break your first timing.
Avoid him when your ADC mainly needs sustained lane control or healing rather than a contact-based support.

§ 07b — Advanced MechanicsAlistar: combos & tips Wild Rift

Signature W+Q combo

The fundamental combo: dash towards the enemy with Headbutt and immediately cast Pulverise during the animation to interrupt the knockback and turn it into a knock-up. Critical timing: press Q just as Alistar is about to collide with the enemy.

Flash engage combo

Flash

Flash into an ideal position, cast Pulverize instantly, then use Headbutt to push the enemy towards your team.

Trample stack combo

4 AA

Maximise Trample stacks first, then follow up with the W+Q combo for an additional stun via Trample.

Full rotation

4 AA

5 AA

6 AA

After the knock-up, activate Trample and auto-attack during the sustain phase.

Mechanical Tips

W+Q timing: press Q exactly as Alistar is about to collide — neither before (Q hits the ground) nor after (normal knockback instead of knock-up). Practise in custom games.
Headbutt against turrets: W can be used against turrets for gap-closing and damage — useful for quickly closing the distance to an enemy under a turret.
Headbutt direction: Alistar must be behind the enemy to knock them back towards his team — position yourself correctly before casting W.
Unbreakable Will (R): Activate when under CC or when taking heavy damage — it removes CC and provides massive damage reduction.

Common Mistakes

Casting Q before or after the W animation (result: normal knockback or Pulverize into thin air).
Poor positioning before W — remember that the direction of the knockback is opposite to Alistar’s position.
Using R too late after having already taken most of the damage.

Notable Interactions

W can be used on enemy turrets to deal damage and close the gap.
Trample stacks grant a bonus stun via auto-attacks — combo with the W+Q knock-up for a prolonged CC chain.
Alistar is one of the most resilient supports in the late game thanks to R — he is virtually invincible for 7 seconds.

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§ 08 — DialoguesAlistar Wild Rift FAQ

Q.01 Is Alistar a good blind pick support? +

Yes, but not blindly into everything. He remains a fairly reliable blind pick when your team needs clear engage, true contact-based peel, and a support that can absorb a long sequence under ultimate. He becomes less comfortable when the enemy lane can completely slow the pace, wear you down from range, and cut your angles before every objective. The right question is not just “is he tanky?” but “can my team convert the space he creates?” If the answer is yes, Alistar stays a strong blind.

Q.02 Should Alistar always engage or sometimes hold his combo? +

You often need to hold the combo more than players think. On Alistar, the threat of W→Q can sometimes be worth more than instantly using it. If the enemy team has a more dangerous entry than your own engage, saving Headbutt to break that sequence can win more than an average all-in. This is especially true when your ADC is the real win condition or when the enemy is waiting for you to go too early. A good Alistar does not always choose first contact—he chooses useful contact.

Q.03 When does Alistar truly become strong in a game? +

He becomes threatening very early once his full combo must be respected in lane, but his real power rise mainly comes with ultimate and the first objective fights. From that point on, he no longer only punishes isolated mistakes: he can absorb an entire response, force a dive, or protect a carry through prolonged chaos. His spike is therefore not just a damage number. It is the moment when he can impose fight structure without instantly dying for it.

Q.04 Why do some Alistar games look strong even without many kills? +

Because his value is not only visible on the scoreboard. A useful Alistar changes enemy pathing, forces carries to step back half a screen, secures river entry, denies hooks, and buys firing time for his ADC. All of that may lead to few direct kills while still drastically changing fight quality. He is a structure champion, not only a finisher. If his presence creates better positioning, better timings, and less enemy freedom, he is already doing his job.

Data — Stats per levelAlistar Wild Rift base stats per level (1-15)

Movement speed 340Attack range 175Bonus attack speed / lvl +2.2%

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Lvl	HP	AD	Armor	MR	Mana	HP regen	Res. regen
1	720	58	52	38	345	9	12
2	864	61.6	56.7	40	386	9.8	12.7
3	1,008	65.2	61.4	42	427	10.6	13.4
4	1,152	68.8	66.1	44	468	11.4	14.1
5	1,296	72.4	70.8	46	509	12.2	14.8
6	1,440	76	75.5	48	550	13.1	15.5
7	1,584	79.6	80.2	50	591	13.9	16.2
8	1,728	83.2	84.9	52	632	14.7	16.9
9	1,872	86.8	89.6	54	673	15.5	17.6
10	2,016	90.4	94.3	56	714	16.3	18.3
11	2,160	94	99	58	755	17.1	19
12	2,304	97.6	103.7	60	796	17.9	19.7
13	2,448	101.2	108.4	62	837	18.7	20.4
14	2,592	104.8	113.1	64	878	19.5	21.1
15	2,736	108.4	117.8	66	919	20.3	21.8

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