Alistar Runes - Best Rune Page - Patch 26.17

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Alistar performs best with Aftershock as the keystone rune from the Resolve tree. Alistar's optimal primary runes are Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching. Alistar's secondary rune tree is Inspiration with Cosmic Insight, Hextech Flashtraption. This rune setup achieves a 50.63% win rate (+1.0% win rate difference) with a 30.3% pick rate across 553 Alistar games.

50.6%Win Rate

+1.0%WR Diff

30.3%Pick Rate

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 45 + 75% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Unflinching

Gain 10 Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

This alternative Alistar rune build uses Aftershock as the keystone from the Resolve tree. The primary runes are Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching. Alistar's secondary rune tree is Sorcery with Nimbus Cloak, Waterwalking. This setup achieves a 51.31% win rate (+1.7% win rate difference) with a 16.8% pick rate across 306 games.

51.3%Win Rate

+1.7%WR Diff

16.8%Pick Rate

Aftershock

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Unflinching

Gain 10 Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 15% - 45% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Waterwalking

Gain 10 Move Speed and 13 - 30 Adaptive Force (based on level) when in the river.

May you be as swift as the rushing river and agile as a startled Rift Scuttler.

These champions share at least 4 runes with Alistar's recommended rune builds. use similar keystone and secondary runes, making them good alternatives if you enjoy Alistar's playstyle or want to learn champions with familiar rune setups.Poppy, Rell, Thresh, Maokai, Braum and 3 others

Hextech Flashtraption

52.0%Win Rate

28.0%Pick Rate

Hextech Flashtraption

70.0%Win Rate

1.4%Pick Rate

Hextech Flashtraption

69.4%Win Rate

0.6%Pick Rate

52.1%Win Rate

31.2%Pick Rate

53.4%Win Rate

40.2%Pick Rate

50.0%Win Rate

34.2%Pick Rate

47.7%Win Rate

58.3%Pick Rate

43.1%Win Rate

36.9%Pick Rate

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Alistar Runes - Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best Alistar runes in patch 26.17?

The best Alistar runes in patch 26.17 use the Resolve tree with Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, and Unflinching, and the Inspiration tree with Cosmic Insight and Hextech Flashtraption. This rune setup achieves a 50.6% win rate with a 30.3% pick rate.

What is the win rate for Alistar's best rune page?

Alistar's best rune page has a 50.6% win rate in patch 26.17, which is +1.0% compared to Alistar's average win rate. This rune setup has a 30.3% pick rate among Alistar players.

What keystone should I use on Alistar?

Aftershock from the Resolve tree is the best keystone rune for Alistar in patch 26.17. This keystone synergizes well with Alistar's kit and provides a 50.6% win rate.

What is Alistar's primary rune tree?

Alistar's primary rune tree is Resolve. The optimal Resolve runes for Alistar are Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, and Unflinching, with Aftershock being the keystone of choice.

What is Alistar's secondary rune tree?

Alistar's best secondary rune tree is Inspiration. The recommended Inspiration runes are Cosmic Insight and Hextech Flashtraption, which complement Alistar's Resolve primary tree.

What are alternative rune setups for Alistar?

An alternative Alistar rune setup uses Aftershock from the Resolve tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.

How popular are Alistar's runes?

Alistar's top rune page has a 30.3% pick rate in patch 26.17. This indicates that 30.3% of Alistar players use the Aftershock setup with Resolve and Inspiration trees.