Anivia - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.7%
Pick Rate
2.1%

Aniviavs Alistar

FMage
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 26, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Anivia vs Alistar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Alistar wins with a 53.9% win rate (+7.7%) over Anivia based on 13 games. Anivia wins the early laning phase while Alistar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Anivia build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Anivia vs Alistar matchup.

Anivia Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Anivia 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.

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Alistar - 46.1% win rateAlistar(46.1%)
Anivia - 46.1% win rate in this matchup
Anivia
46.1% WR
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Alistar vs Anivia matchup - 53.9% win rate
Alistar
53.9% WR

Who Wins the Anivia vs Alistar Matchup?

Alistar wins the Anivia vs Alistar matchup
Winner
Alistar
Matches: 13
46.1%
Win Rate
53.9%
1.6
CS / min
1.1
502
DMG / min
404
8,744
Gold / game
8,757
147
Heal / min
421
407
DMG Mitigated / min
1,337
1.8
CC / min
1.8
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
42.9%
Late Game WR
57.1%

Anivia vs Alistar Matchup Summary

The Anivia vs Alistar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 13 recent matches analyzed, Alistar wins with a 53.9% win rate compared to Anivia's 46.1%, giving Alistar a 7.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Anivia controls the early laning stage, but Alistar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Anivia needs to press advantages before Alistar reaches their power spikes, while Alistar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Alistar leads by 1,205 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Alistar has a strong advantage in this matchup. Anivia players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Alistar overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Anivia vs Alistar Laning Phase Breakdown

Alistar wins the laning phase against Anivia in League of Legends

Alistar is favored during the laning phase against Anivia, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Alistar holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.6Anivia
1.1Alistar
Anivia edges out Alistar by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Anivia.
Damage
502Anivia
404Alistar
Anivia heavily out-damages Alistar by 98 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Alistar should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Anivia's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
8,744Anivia
8,757Alistar
Anivia and Alistar generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 12 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
1.8Anivia
1.8Alistar
Both Anivia and Alistar provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
553Anivia
1,758Alistar
Alistar vastly out-sustains Anivia, healing and mitigating 1,205 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Alistar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Anivia is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Anivia, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Anivia Build Against Alistar

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Alistar, providing the mobility and stats Anivia needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Anivia against Alistar are Dead Man's Plate, Fimbulwinter and Knight's Vow. This combination gives Anivia an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Anivia vs Alistar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Anivia
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Anivia early game win rateAnivia50.0%
Alistar early game win rateAlistar50.0%
Late Game
Alistar
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Anivia late game win rateAnivia42.9%
Alistar late game win rateAlistar57.1%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Anivia and Alistar, with Anivia holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

Alistar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Anivia. Extended games heavily favor Alistar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Anivia has the edge early, but Alistar gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.

Best Anivia Runes Against Alistar

Domination rune tree - Anivia primary runes vs AlistarDomination
Electrocute - best Anivia rune vs AlistarCheap Shot - best Anivia rune vs AlistarGrisly Mementos - best Anivia rune vs AlistarRelentless Hunter - best Anivia rune vs Alistar
Sorcery rune tree - Anivia secondary runes vs AlistarSorcery
Scorch - best Anivia rune vs AlistarTranscendence - best Anivia rune vs Alistar
100.0% WR

The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Anivia the best tools to compete against Alistar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Anivia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Anivia'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 Anivia build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Anivia matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.09%1316.572310,99544.6%51.5%
47.29%1296.868211,63247.1%47.4%
42.24%1166.478010,44745.3%39.7%
48.08%1044.766711,30652.4%45.2%
45.63%1036.666110,99844.7%46.4%
50.49%1036.771710,88354.5%47.5%
50.54%936.269611,34552.9%49.1%
55.91%936.671611,37258.5%53.9%
51.69%896.576911,12650.0%52.7%
57.95%886.483611,54865.6%53.6%
44.30%796.475411,69846.9%42.5%
50.67%756.787310,79556.3%46.5%
43.94%666.677211,59944.0%43.9%
43.94%666.468011,10761.5%32.5%
42.62%614.671511,64730.0%48.8%
48.33%602.55329,70248.0%48.6%
58.33%605.878112,11363.6%55.3%
35.59%596.369311,39735.0%35.9%
51.79%566.680912,02360.0%47.2%
49.09%556.769710,46451.9%46.4%
46.30%546.675010,78550.0%43.3%
53.85%526.463910,37257.1%51.6%
62.75%516.978611,21054.2%70.4%
44.00%506.372111,12843.5%44.4%
51.06%476.580410,68747.8%54.2%
50.00%466.976011,18636.8%59.3%
51.11%455.364010,17256.5%45.5%
34.09%446.671510,94345.0%25.0%
56.82%442.357510,09342.1%68.0%
58.54%416.667310,89956.3%60.0%
48.72%396.473110,56641.2%54.5%
53.85%396.481111,94350.0%57.1%
42.11%386.571710,24152.6%31.6%
41.67%371.967110,50150.0%35.0%
45.95%376.373310,95158.3%40.0%
50.00%362.35739,24950.0%50.0%
45.71%353.061110,24153.9%40.9%
48.57%351.95109,10750.0%47.4%
58.82%347.199912,18372.7%52.2%
52.94%346.774610,49358.8%47.1%
39.39%336.270510,96741.2%37.5%
45.45%337.077612,19845.5%45.5%
56.25%326.683012,96262.5%54.2%
50.00%324.965410,49862.5%37.5%
37.50%326.869810,63742.9%33.3%
48.39%317.187711,41656.3%40.0%
58.06%313.463511,01080.0%47.6%
73.33%306.373611,61170.0%75.0%
60.00%306.771311,69360.0%60.0%
51.72%296.583311,15058.3%47.1%
46.43%286.392011,43133.3%52.6%
64.29%286.774310,90162.5%66.7%
55.56%276.481411,58777.8%44.4%
55.56%276.064310,47645.5%62.5%
57.69%266.777312,04460.0%56.3%
53.85%263.377410,75257.1%52.6%
34.62%262.44869,67544.4%29.4%
50.00%264.27939,97546.1%53.9%
34.62%262.66419,67927.3%40.0%
40.00%256.981011,11036.4%42.9%
44.00%256.393412,55960.0%40.0%
50.00%246.380110,79370.0%35.7%
50.00%246.673810,88650.0%50.0%
45.83%246.480413,50150.0%43.8%
60.87%231.862410,30375.0%53.3%
43.48%236.678913,03360.0%30.8%
31.82%226.575811,61850.0%25.0%
61.90%216.875110,75363.6%60.0%
61.90%211.95129,05963.6%60.0%
47.62%216.579910,97350.0%46.1%
47.62%216.781312,53650.0%46.1%
65.00%205.167711,43290.0%40.0%
55.00%206.374610,98075.0%41.7%
60.00%206.45579,77550.0%70.0%
60.00%202.962310,62183.3%50.0%
52.63%196.878111,99362.5%45.5%
42.11%196.463711,71755.6%30.0%
63.16%193.65908,66754.5%75.0%
57.89%197.173012,02871.4%50.0%
42.11%195.16469,50444.4%40.0%
52.63%196.788110,93050.0%55.6%
33.33%186.673510,94733.3%33.3%
35.29%176.273511,98614.3%50.0%
58.82%176.170410,61550.0%66.7%
35.29%177.290014,21333.3%35.7%
52.94%172.265011,09225.0%61.5%
43.75%161.94688,13644.4%42.9%
50.00%166.685211,724100.0%33.3%
43.75%162.36039,58157.1%33.3%
53.33%156.566110,58740.0%60.0%
53.33%156.268111,08250.0%55.6%
57.14%146.978912,42880.0%44.4%
35.71%146.76769,78737.5%33.3%
42.86%142.55979,26957.1%28.6%
42.86%142.04269,62920.0%55.6%
57.14%142.26319,55283.3%37.5%
46.15%137.074811,73433.3%57.1%
46.15%133.768010,31250.0%42.9%
53.85%136.86999,65350.0%66.7%
23.08%135.97369,90414.3%33.3%
46.15%132.25958,35466.7%28.6%
46.15%135.579512,11433.3%50.0%
53.85%132.869710,34166.7%42.9%
46.15%131.65028,74450.0%42.9%
41.67%126.66439,15642.9%40.0%
58.33%125.572211,37666.7%50.0%
36.36%117.81,18513,17560.0%16.7%
45.45%111.953210,07150.0%42.9%
27.27%116.862310,4000.0%42.9%
50.00%106.771911,68750.0%50.0%
66.67%93.365611,75650.0%80.0%
77.78%96.267612,228100.0%66.7%
33.33%95.86069,07325.0%40.0%
62.50%86.659611,6010.0%71.4%
62.50%86.663310,54875.0%50.0%
37.50%86.566812,0960.0%42.9%
57.14%76.375810,44866.7%50.0%
83.33%63.693712,475100.0%75.0%
50.00%62.46608,98950.0%50.0%
66.67%67.51,10113,35780.0%0.0%
33.33%66.664110,65440.0%0.0%
66.67%66.78509,43733.3%100.0%
50.00%62.35327,98550.0%50.0%
33.33%65.869810,64933.3%33.3%
60.00%55.582710,88066.7%50.0%
80.00%56.478516,8610.0%80.0%
60.00%57.372511,034100.0%33.3%
60.00%51.65197,86450.0%100.0%
60.00%55.178713,44950.0%66.7%
40.00%57.285014,48950.0%33.3%
60.00%56.07868,57660.0%0.0%
100.00%56.771413,541100.0%100.0%

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Anivia vs Alistar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Anivia do against Alistar in League of Legends?

Alistar wins the Anivia vs Alistar matchup with a 53.9% win rate compared to Anivia's 46.1%, a 7.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 13 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Anivia do against Alistar in the early game?

In the early game, Anivia has the advantage against Alistar with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Anivia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Anivia do against Alistar in the late game?

In the late game, Alistar takes over the Anivia vs Alistar matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Alistar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Anivia vs Alistar matchup?

Alistar wins the matchup against Anivia with a 53.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 7.7 percentage point advantage means Alistar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 13 games analyzed.

What is the best Anivia build against Alistar?

The best Anivia build against Alistar includes Dead Man's Plate, Fimbulwinter, Knight's Vow with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Anivia runes against Alistar?

The best Anivia runes against Alistar use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Anivia vs Alistar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Anivia counter Alistar?

No, Anivia struggles against Alistar with only a 46.1% win rate. Alistar has the advantage in this matchup. Anivia players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Alistar's lead.

How do I play Anivia against Alistar?

When playing Anivia against Alistar, play cautiously and avoid Alistar's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Alistar has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.