Alistarvs Leona
Alistar vs Leona is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Leona wins with a 56.1% win rate (+12.2%) over Alistar based on 98 games. Leona wins the early laning phase while Alistar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Alistar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Alistar vs Leona matchup.
Alistar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Alistar performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Alistar vs Leona?
Alistar wins 45.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.2% and 52.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.4% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 181 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- −8.3 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Leona, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 45.3% of 181 games (95% range 38.2–52.6%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 48.4% for Alistar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Leona usually wins the lane: 234 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (177 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Alistar does better the longer the game goes against Leona: 33.3% in games of 25 minutes or less, 50.4% in longer games.
- Alistar players pick Bone Plating far more often against Leona: 75.5% of their other Support games, 84.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Alistar and Leona played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Alistar's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Alistar vs Leona Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Alistar vs Leona Win Rate by Game Length
Alistar's win rate against Leona by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
Alistar does better the longer the game goes against Leona: 33.3% in games of 25 minutes or less, 50.4% in longer games.
Alistar vs Leona Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)LeonaAlistar gold at 15: −234
- First itemLeonaAlistar: 13.1 min · Leona: 12.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenAlistar wins 42.9% of 77 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenAlistar wins 54.3% of 81 games
What Alistar Changes Against Leona
Choices Alistar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Bone PlatingRuneUsually75.5%vs Leona84.0%+8.5 pts44.7% WR here
Usually51.0%vs Leona43.1%−7.9 pts52.6% WR here
UnflinchingRuneUsually75.5%vs Leona83.4%+7.9 pts45.7% WR here
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually21.1%vs Leona28.7%+7.6 pts53.8% WR here
Usually6.3%vs Leona10.5%+4.2 pts
Best Alistar Build vs Leona
Usual Alistar build (Support)
70.3% win rate · 37 games
Against Leona
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 57 Alistar games against Leona carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Alistar's standard build instead.
- Alistar usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.1 min (median of 98 games).
- Leona usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.5 min (median of 129 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Alistar Runes vs Leona
Usual Alistar runes (Support)
Aftershock
51.8% win rate · 885 games
Against Leona
Aftershock
54.8% win rate · 31 games
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Alistar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Alistar's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Alistar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Alistar Matchups
Hardest for Alistar
Easiest for Alistar
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Alistar vs Leona FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Alistar vs Leona?
Current data slightly favors Leona, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 45.3% of 181 games (95% range 38.2–52.6%).
What is Alistar's win rate against Leona?
Alistar wins 45.3% of 181 Support games against Leona on patch 26.19 (95% range 38.2–52.6%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 48.4% would be expected.
Does Alistar counter Leona?
Not clearly. Alistar wins 45.3% of 181 games against Leona, and the 95% range (38.2–52.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Alistar or Leona?
Leona usually wins the lane: 234 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (177 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Alistar outscale Leona?
Alistar does better the longer the game goes against Leona: 33.3% in games of 25 minutes or less, 50.4% in longer games.
When is Leona strongest against Alistar?
Leona is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Alistar build against Leona?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Alistar's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes. The biggest change against Leona: Zeke's Convergence (51.0% usually, 43.1% here).
What runes should Alistar use against Leona?
Aftershock with Resolve and Sorcery — 54.8% over 31 games against Leona. The biggest change against Leona: Bone Plating (75.5% usually, 84.0% here).