Alistarvs Rell
Alistar vs Rell is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Rell wins with a 52.7% win rate (+5.5%) over Alistar based on 56 games. Rell holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Alistar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Alistar vs Rell 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.
Rell(47.3%)Who Wins the Alistar vs Rell Matchup?
Alistar vs Rell Matchup Summary
The Alistar vs Rell matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 56 recent matches analyzed, Rell wins with a 52.7% win rate compared to Alistar's 47.3%, giving Rell a 5.5 percentage point advantage. Rell dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Alistar players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Alistar leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Rell is slightly favored, Alistar can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Rell's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Alistar vs Rell Laning Phase Breakdown
Alistar is favored during the laning phase against Rell, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Alistar holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Alistar Build Against Rell
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Rell, providing the mobility and stats Alistar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Alistar against Rell are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow and Thornmail. This combination gives Alistar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Rell. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Alistar vs Rell matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Alistar48.3%Rell51.7%Alistar46.1%Rell53.9%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Rell has a meaningful 51.7% win rate, outperforming Alistar by 3.4 percentage points. Rell players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Rell is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.9% win rate — 7.7 points above Alistar. Extended games heavily favor Rell, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Rell holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Alistar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Alistar Runes Against Rell
Domination
Inspiration
The Domination and Inspiration rune setup gives Alistar the best tools to compete against Rell in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Alistar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.15% | 254 | 0.9 | 316 | 8,622 | 45.8% | 59.6% | |
| 49.60% | 251 | 0.9 | 302 | 8,528 | 55.1% | 44.6% | |
| 49.03% | 207 | 0.9 | 309 | 8,358 | 52.7% | 44.8% | |
| 47.72% | 197 | 1.0 | 322 | 8,674 | 46.9% | 48.5% | |
| 56.30% | 136 | 1.0 | 328 | 8,910 | 56.9% | 55.8% | |
| 48.46% | 130 | 1.0 | 301 | 8,673 | 47.2% | 49.4% | |
| 58.27% | 128 | 1.0 | 305 | 8,917 | 50.9% | 63.5% | |
| 54.10% | 122 | 1.0 | 315 | 8,178 | 45.3% | 63.8% | |
| 48.72% | 119 | 0.9 | 332 | 8,691 | 50.9% | 46.7% | |
| 52.21% | 114 | 0.9 | 313 | 8,279 | 50.8% | 53.9% | |
| 53.54% | 99 | 0.9 | 280 | 8,157 | 53.2% | 53.9% | |
| 54.17% | 96 | 0.9 | 348 | 8,510 | 59.6% | 49.0% | |
| 38.95% | 95 | 0.9 | 293 | 8,144 | 43.5% | 34.7% | |
| 48.31% | 90 | 0.9 | 347 | 8,638 | 42.9% | 53.2% | |
| 37.93% | 87 | 0.9 | 282 | 8,330 | 35.7% | 40.0% | |
| 41.77% | 81 | 0.9 | 341 | 8,184 | 43.5% | 39.4% | |
| 50.63% | 80 | 0.9 | 269 | 8,335 | 61.4% | 37.1% | |
| 46.84% | 79 | 0.9 | 365 | 8,701 | 37.8% | 54.8% | |
| 43.24% | 75 | 0.9 | 287 | 8,131 | 35.1% | 51.4% | |
| 51.35% | 74 | 0.9 | 323 | 8,423 | 50.0% | 52.5% | |
| 52.94% | 70 | 1.1 | 373 | 9,190 | 41.7% | 65.6% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 0.9 | 323 | 8,584 | 61.3% | 47.2% | |
| 58.06% | 62 | 0.9 | 298 | 8,360 | 60.6% | 55.2% | |
| 47.54% | 62 | 0.9 | 288 | 8,733 | 53.3% | 41.9% | |
| 38.71% | 62 | 0.9 | 301 | 7,998 | 34.2% | 45.8% | |
| 66.67% | 60 | 0.9 | 364 | 8,654 | 63.3% | 70.0% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 1.0 | 291 | 8,215 | 25.9% | 62.5% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 0.9 | 321 | 8,615 | 60.0% | 46.4% | |
| 47.27% | 56 | 1.0 | 315 | 8,195 | 48.3% | 46.1% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 0.9 | 326 | 8,253 | 44.4% | 46.1% | |
| 44.19% | 43 | 0.8 | 283 | 8,181 | 25.0% | 68.4% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 0.9 | 315 | 8,232 | 47.8% | 36.8% | |
| 35.00% | 40 | 0.9 | 280 | 8,144 | 42.1% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 36 | 0.9 | 327 | 8,983 | 56.3% | 63.2% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 0.8 | 293 | 8,680 | 47.1% | 60.0% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.4 | 370 | 9,851 | 16.7% | 52.6% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 0.9 | 307 | 7,243 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.7 | 370 | 8,844 | 25.0% | 54.5% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 0.8 | 347 | 9,155 | 71.4% | 18.2% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 0.9 | 340 | 8,616 | 57.1% | 77.8% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 2.2 | 417 | 9,123 | 20.0% | 45.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.5 | 281 | 8,091 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.1 | 333 | 8,354 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 292 | 8,772 | 80.0% | 14.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 352 | 8,821 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.3 | 309 | 9,833 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 0.8 | 269 | 7,799 | 71.4% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 327 | 8,794 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.4 | 415 | 9,618 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 286 | 8,415 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 0.9 | 332 | 8,817 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.4 | 338 | 9,162 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.5 | 404 | 9,256 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 3.2 | 390 | 9,267 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.6 | 402 | 8,516 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.4 | 614 | 10,208 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.1 | 522 | 9,929 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.8 | 385 | 10,290 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 4.1 | 578 | 8,330 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.8 | 286 | 9,031 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.4 | 650 | 10,141 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 692 | 9,901 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 313 | 9,528 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 362 | 9,040 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 266 | 7,617 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 772 | 10,835 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 362 | 9,773 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.5 | 389 | 10,001 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Alistar vs Rell - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Alistar do against Rell in League of Legends?
Rell wins the Alistar vs Rell matchup with a 52.7% win rate compared to Alistar's 47.3%, a 5.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 56 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Alistar do against Rell in the early game?
In the early game, Rell has the advantage against Alistar with a 51.7% win rate versus 48.3%. Rell players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Alistar do against Rell in the late game?
In the late game, Rell takes over the Alistar vs Rell matchup with a 53.9% win rate compared to 46.1%. Rell scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Alistar vs Rell matchup?
Rell wins the matchup against Alistar with a 52.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 5.5 percentage point advantage means Rell is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 56 games analyzed.
What is the best Alistar build against Rell?
The best Alistar build against Rell includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Thornmail with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Alistar runes against Rell?
The best Alistar runes against Rell use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Alistar vs Rell matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Alistar counter Rell?
No, Alistar struggles against Rell with only a 47.3% win rate. Rell has the advantage in this matchup. Alistar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Rell's lead.
How do I play Alistar against Rell?
When playing Alistar against Rell, play cautiously and avoid Rell's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Rell has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.