Engage tank build for the second wave: Alistar is not only there to press the first buttons, but to absorb the answer that follows and keep enough presence to protect the backline afterward. The build must therefore smooth the transition from entering the fight to the peel phase that comes immediately after.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
10,350 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Protection build, prioritizes peel tools for your carry.
10,350 total costDefensive build against enemy dives/engages.
10,950 total cost +600g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Alistar must survive after engaging to generate value. Build maximizes durability and frontline presence.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Every W-Q combo triggers the freeze zone — the target stays in your CC range while your resists spike mid-engage.
Your engages put you inside the whole enemy team, so the per-enemy resist bonus is always maxed.
Heals back poke between engage windows — doubled for melee, made for an all-in support.
Takes advantage of longevity in lane to accumulate of the HP and tank up more.
Enables flash stealthy to surprise with the combo W+Q from unexpected angles unexpected.
Bone Plating
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Perseverance
