Alistar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.6%
Pick Rate
1.9%
Ban Rate
1.2%

AlistarBuild for Support - Patch 26.17

CTankSupport
Patch26.17
Matches911,670
LaneUtility
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedSep 5, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.17 Alistar top build uses Boots of Swiftness, Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Bandlepipes, Knight's Vow, Protoplasm Harness, Oracle Lens. This Alistar build has a 4.09% pick rate and a 63.41% win rate in LoL patch 26.17. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Alistar build choices below.

Select a Alistar Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Alistar Highest Win Rate Build core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Knight's Vow - Alistar Highest Win Rate Build core itemKnight's Vow
  • Thornmail - Alistar Highest Win Rate Build core itemThornmail
Core Items
51.7%Win Rate
+2.0%WR Diff
6.0%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Alistar Most Popular Build core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Thornmail - Alistar Most Popular Build core itemThornmail
  • Zeke's Convergence - Alistar Most Popular Build core itemZeke's Convergence
Core Items
47.4%Win Rate
-2.3%WR Diff
9.5%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Alistar Alternative Build 1 core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Zeke's Convergence - Alistar Alternative Build 1 core itemZeke's Convergence
  • Bandlepipes - Alistar Alternative Build 1 core itemBandlepipes
Core Items
63.4%Win Rate
+13.8%WR Diff
4.1%Pick Rate

Best Alistar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Kindlegem
Kindlegem
Chain Vest
Chain Vest
Rejuvenation Bead
Rejuvenation Bead
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Boots
Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness

Top Summoner Spells

  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    50.0%Win Rate73.3%Pick Rate
  • ExhaustFlash
    Exhaust + Flash
    61.5%Win Rate21.7%Pick Rate

Build Stats

51.67%Win Rate
+2.03%WR Diff
5.99%Pick Rate
60Matches
Very small sampleBased on 60 matches. This is far too small a sample to draw conclusions from — treat these numbers as provisional.

This Alistar build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Alistar build are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Thornmail. This item combination achieves a 51.7% win rate across 60 matches analyzed.

At full build, Alistar gains a total of 1450 Health, 170 Armor, and 55 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.

Best Alistar Runes

Resolve primary rune treeResolve
  • Aftershock
  • Font of Life
  • Bone Plating
  • Unflinching
Inspiration secondary rune treeInspiration
  • Cosmic Insight
  • Hextech Flashtraption
  • Ability Haste
  • Health Scaling
  • Health Scaling
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Alistar Abilities

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Alistar build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

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The most popular starting items for Alistar are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 48.7% win rate and 66.1% pick rate.

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
48.7%Win Rate
66.1%Pick Rate
These are Alistar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Locket of the Iron Solari (50.4% WR, +0.8% WR diff, 61.9% pick rate) provides 30 Armor, 200 Health, 30 MR. Knight's Vow (56.4% WR, +6.8% WR diff, 24.0% pick rate) provides 40 Armor, 200 Health. Thornmail (50.5% WR, +0.9% WR diff, 26.3% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Alistar include Protoplasm Harness, Zeke's Convergence. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Alistar are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Alistar is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Alistar build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:55
  • Total armorArmor:170
  • Total healthHealth:1450
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:55

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alistar movement speedSpeed
55
55
45
Alistar armorArmor
115
170
170
Alistar healthHealth
1500
1450
1250
Alistar magic resistanceMR
75
55
155
When facing Alistar's top counters like Karma, Yuumi, Leona, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Alistar needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Protoplasm Harness or Zeke's Convergence based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Alistar performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,200g

This Alistar durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 51.7% win rate comes from only 60 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Alistar build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. This build's moderate gold investment allows Alistar to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Thornmail to maximize your mid-game impact. For optimal results with this Alistar build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

See Also

Alistar OverviewAlistar RunesAlistar CountersAlistar MatchupsAlistar vs KarmaAlistar vs YuumiAlistar vs LeonaAll Items