Alistarvs Xerath
Alistar vs Xerath is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Xerath wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Alistar based on 20 games. Xerath 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 Xerath 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 Xerath?
Alistar wins 47.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.0% and 63.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.0% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 36 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Xerath, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 47.2% of 36 games (95% range 32.0–63.0%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.0% for Alistar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Xerath usually wins the lane: 511 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (36 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Alistar players pick Health Potion + Health Potion much less often against Xerath: 30.0% of their other Support games, 14.3% 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Alistar vs Xerath Win Rate by Game Length
Alistar's win rate against Xerath 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 Xerath in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Alistar vs Xerath 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)XerathAlistar gold at 15: −511
- First itemXerathAlistar: 14.0 min · Xerath: 12.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Alistar Changes Against Xerath
Choices Alistar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually30.0%vs Xerath14.3%−15.7 pts
Imperial MandateItemUsually2.0%vs Xerath8.3%+6.3 pts
Taste of BloodRuneUsually0.4%vs Xerath5.6%+5.1 pts
Usually1.0%vs Xerath5.6%+4.5 pts
Best Alistar Build vs Xerath
Usual Alistar build (Support)
70.3% win rate · 37 games
Against Xerath
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 19 Alistar games against Xerath 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 14.0 min (median of 20 games).
- Xerath usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 12.3 min (median of 31 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 Xerath
Usual Alistar runes (Support)
Aftershock
51.8% win rate · 885 games
Against Xerath
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 26.19. 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 Xerath FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Alistar vs Xerath?
Current data slightly favors Xerath, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 47.2% of 36 games (95% range 32.0–63.0%).
What is Alistar's win rate against Xerath?
Alistar wins 47.2% of 36 Support games against Xerath on patch 26.19 (95% range 32.0–63.0%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.0% would be expected.
Does Alistar counter Xerath?
Not clearly. Alistar wins 47.2% of 36 games against Xerath, and the 95% range (32.0–63.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Alistar or Xerath?
Xerath usually wins the lane: 511 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (36 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Alistar outscale Xerath?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Xerath strongest against Alistar?
Xerath is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Alistar build against Xerath?
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 Xerath: Health Potion + Health Potion (30.0% usually, 14.3% here).
What runes should Alistar use against Xerath?
Use Alistar's usual Aftershock page (Resolve + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Xerath: Taste of Blood (0.4% usually, 5.6% here).