- Win Rate
- 50.8%
- Pick Rate
- 1.9%
- Ban Rate
- 1.2%
Alistar vs Vel'Koz
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,531
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Alistar vs Vel'Koz is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Vel'Koz wins with a 70.0% win rate (+40.0%) over Alistar based on 30 games. Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz?
Alistar wins 32.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 17.9% and 50.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.6% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −19.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 28 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Vel'Koz, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 32.1% of 28 games (95% range 17.9–50.7%).
- That is 19.5 points worse for Alistar than both champions' overall Support win rates predict (51.6%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Alistar players pick Sorcery far more often against Vel'Koz: 30.8% of their other Support games, 50.0% 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Laning Stats
Only 27 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Alistar vs Vel'Koz Win Rate by Game Length
Alistar's win rate against Vel'Koz 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.
No game length stands out: Alistar's results against Vel'Koz in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Alistar vs Vel'Koz 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Alistar Changes Against Vel'Koz
Choices Alistar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
SorcerySecondary treeUsually30.8%vs Vel'Koz50.0%+19.2 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually12.4%vs Vel'Koz25.0%+12.6 pts
Kaenic RookernItemUsually4.5%vs Vel'Koz14.3%+9.8 pts
TranscendenceRuneUsually2.4%vs Vel'Koz10.7%+8.3 pts
DemolishRuneUsually3.1%vs Vel'Koz10.7%+7.6 pts
Dead Man's PlateItemUsually1.5%vs Vel'Koz7.1%+5.7 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Vel'Koz3.6%+3.6 pts
Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Vel'Koz3.6%+3.6 pts
Best Alistar Build vs Vel'Koz
Usual Alistar build (Support)
78.6% win rate · 14 games
Against Vel'Koz
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 1 of 7 Alistar games against Vel'Koz carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Alistar's standard build instead.
- 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 Vel'Koz
Usual Alistar runes (Support)
Unsealed Spellbook
70.0% win rate · 90 games
Against Vel'Koz
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Alistar draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Alistar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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 Vel'Koz FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Alistar vs Vel'Koz?
Current data slightly favors Vel'Koz, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 32.1% of 28 games (95% range 17.9–50.7%).
What is Alistar's win rate against Vel'Koz?
Alistar wins 32.1% of 28 Support games against Vel'Koz on patch 26.20 (95% range 17.9–50.7%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 51.6% would be expected.
Does Alistar counter Vel'Koz?
Not clearly. Alistar wins 32.1% of 28 games against Vel'Koz, and the 95% range (17.9–50.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Alistar or Vel'Koz?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (27) to say who wins lane.
Does Alistar outscale Vel'Koz?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Vel'Koz strongest against Alistar?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Vel'Koz is ahead of Alistar beyond the margin of error.
What should Alistar build against Vel'Koz?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Alistar's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Frozen Heart, Thornmail. The biggest change against Vel'Koz: Mercury's Treads (12.4% usually, 25.0% here).
What runes should Alistar use against Vel'Koz?
Use Alistar's usual Unsealed Spellbook page (Inspiration + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Vel'Koz: Sorcery (30.8% usually, 50.0% here).