Lux - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
8.3%

Luxvs Alistar

AMageSupport
Patch26.3
Matches785,220
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 26, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Lux vs Alistar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Lux wins with a 53.8% win rate (+7.5%) over Alistar based on 106 games. Lux holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lux vs Alistar matchup.

Lux Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lux 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 - 53.8% win rateAlistar(53.8%)
Lux - 53.8% win rate in this matchup
Lux
53.8% WR
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Alistar vs Lux matchup - 46.2% win rate
Alistar
46.2% WR

Who Wins the Lux vs Alistar Matchup?

Lux wins the Lux vs Alistar matchup
Winner
Lux
Matches: 106
53.8%
Win Rate
46.2%
1.9
CS / min
0.9
753
DMG / min
309
9,903
Gold / game
8,600
72
Heal / min
401
319
DMG Mitigated / min
1,507
1.9
CC / min
1.8
58.3%
Early Game WR
41.7%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Lux vs Alistar Matchup Summary

The Lux vs Alistar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 106 recent matches analyzed, Lux wins with a 53.8% win rate compared to Alistar's 46.2%, giving Lux a 7.5 percentage point advantage. Lux 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 sustain, where Alistar leads by 1,517 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lux players can confidently pick into Alistar and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Alistar away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Lux vs Alistar Laning Phase Breakdown

Lux wins the laning phase against Alistar in League of Legends

Lux is favored during the laning phase against Alistar, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Lux holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.9Lux
0.9Alistar
Lux significantly out-farms Alistar by 1.0 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 15 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Lux a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Alistar players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
753Lux
309Alistar
Lux heavily out-damages Alistar by 445 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 Lux's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,903Lux
8,600Alistar
Lux generates a commanding 1,303 more gold per game than Alistar. This substantial economic advantage means Lux consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Alistar should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.9Lux
1.8Alistar
Both Lux 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
391Lux
1,908Alistar
Alistar vastly out-sustains Lux, healing and mitigating 1,517 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Alistar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Lux is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Lux, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Lux Build Against Alistar

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Alistar, providing the mobility and stats Lux needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lux against Alistar are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. This combination gives Lux an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 9 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Alistar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Lux vs Alistar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Lux
58.3%
+16.7% advantage
Lux early game win rateLux58.3%
Alistar early game win rateAlistar41.7%
Late Game
Lux
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Lux late game win rateLux50.0%
Alistar late game win rateAlistar50.0%

Lux dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Alistar. This lopsided early game means Lux can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Lux at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Alistar. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Lux 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 Lux Runes Against Alistar

Sorcery rune tree - Lux primary runes vs AlistarSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Lux rune vs AlistarManaflow Band - best Lux rune vs AlistarTranscendence - best Lux rune vs AlistarScorch - best Lux rune vs Alistar
Domination rune tree - Lux secondary runes vs AlistarDomination
Cheap Shot - best Lux rune vs AlistarUltimate Hunter - best Lux rune vs Alistar
51.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Lux to press their advantage against Alistar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Lux matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Lux'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 Lux build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Lux matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.3
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.16%5152.475110,59653.6%45.2%
50.50%5022.274910,47053.4%48.7%
45.19%4471.97099,78050.8%41.3%
50.90%3873.078510,97854.3%48.7%
48.04%3831.97239,96857.6%39.8%
49.14%3502.07159,92851.5%47.1%
51.77%3112.073510,05052.9%50.9%
40.35%2852.07329,80546.8%35.4%
50.18%2796.291011,79748.4%51.6%
60.24%2542.15829,29469.1%50.0%
47.18%2484.077211,30745.5%48.3%
48.57%2452.174210,73949.4%48.1%
53.47%2453.776110,90050.5%56.0%
45.73%2343.083410,42651.0%41.5%
54.63%2275.695211,66652.2%56.3%
49.32%2212.772310,71550.6%48.6%
60.63%2212.278810,28064.8%57.7%
51.83%2182.072110,64751.8%51.9%
48.39%2171.97639,89853.1%44.6%
52.78%2162.266610,27153.0%52.6%
45.59%2042.06769,55545.4%45.8%
45.50%2006.383911,58547.3%44.0%
45.96%1982.174210,33852.4%41.2%
45.41%1966.083511,24638.1%50.9%
45.16%1862.07189,78546.6%44.3%
48.86%1762.574310,60250.7%47.6%
50.60%1662.07929,92250.6%50.6%
52.98%1512.06459,37056.6%49.3%
51.68%1496.094311,84956.5%48.3%
48.59%1421.971810,53647.1%49.5%
50.35%1416.195211,07450.7%50.0%
41.04%1345.980811,58123.2%53.9%
57.81%1284.876910,89558.3%57.4%
48.80%1256.390811,55142.3%53.4%
55.08%1186.485412,04156.5%54.2%
53.98%1132.681311,32241.7%59.7%
50.45%1115.979311,53546.9%53.2%
49.53%1076.175911,04951.0%48.3%
45.28%1062.273710,08742.5%47.5%
53.77%1061.97539,90358.3%50.0%
53.40%1036.396112,32455.3%51.8%
52.00%1006.291711,84543.2%58.9%
54.26%945.588111,96754.0%54.4%
53.85%916.090913,26950.0%56.9%
55.56%906.586011,61154.5%56.5%
54.44%902.06679,61664.1%47.1%
58.43%891.972310,42570.3%50.0%
47.67%862.178110,59260.6%39.6%
63.95%866.290612,44656.8%69.4%
43.53%852.177910,31041.9%44.4%
63.53%853.983312,02383.3%52.7%
52.44%825.177411,63460.0%46.8%
57.50%805.487611,44456.8%58.1%
46.15%781.96949,89356.3%39.1%
69.74%766.292512,48979.3%63.8%
53.33%756.191311,59152.8%53.9%
55.41%746.394912,50875.0%46.0%
50.68%735.384111,40156.3%46.3%
61.11%725.281411,13361.1%61.1%
49.30%715.798311,86853.9%46.7%
40.00%703.176511,24552.4%34.7%
47.69%661.96799,81842.3%51.3%
57.58%666.085611,94553.6%60.5%
64.62%656.589911,53853.3%74.3%
52.46%616.484211,95258.3%48.6%
52.63%572.272910,41065.2%44.1%
43.86%576.289911,06051.5%33.3%
57.41%545.888611,61447.8%64.5%
64.00%503.581110,79260.9%66.7%
56.25%486.699913,57360.0%52.2%
58.70%466.398213,02460.0%57.7%
65.22%466.31,05712,60880.0%53.9%
45.24%425.095011,35841.2%48.0%
35.71%425.989412,93143.8%30.8%
51.22%412.072411,05244.4%53.1%
51.22%416.696312,56372.2%34.8%
60.98%415.487912,30273.7%50.0%
51.28%394.581411,89973.3%37.5%
61.54%394.482711,19163.2%60.0%
60.53%386.197212,27260.0%61.1%
56.76%376.893011,57047.8%71.4%
51.35%376.192012,70842.1%61.1%
58.33%362.27809,65952.6%64.7%
54.55%336.396712,31358.3%52.4%
48.48%334.895710,98746.7%50.0%
45.16%315.588612,27236.4%50.0%
74.19%316.995113,40975.0%73.7%
43.33%306.277912,53350.0%37.5%
62.96%276.197312,79550.0%73.3%
46.15%266.284410,89950.0%40.0%
50.00%266.393613,94966.7%41.2%
56.00%256.481110,91057.1%54.5%
50.00%246.288113,35662.5%43.8%
60.87%231.770210,74360.0%61.5%
43.48%236.387011,62344.4%42.9%
52.38%215.280811,55970.0%36.4%
40.00%202.572610,65257.1%30.8%
47.37%196.293113,01550.0%46.1%
52.63%196.898812,66850.0%55.6%
47.06%172.570210,45671.4%30.0%
58.82%173.682911,63162.5%55.6%
64.71%176.386014,108100.0%50.0%
50.00%165.196410,98928.6%66.7%
68.75%166.195011,02281.8%40.0%
53.33%155.889813,15766.7%44.4%
53.33%153.086612,33180.0%40.0%
80.00%155.71,0219,972100.0%57.1%
38.46%136.398012,84940.0%37.5%
38.46%135.880410,98742.9%33.3%
33.33%124.97328,27130.0%50.0%
25.00%124.394011,9730.0%30.0%
58.33%123.476411,49150.0%62.5%
50.00%121.871310,70520.0%71.4%
33.33%125.283512,00320.0%42.9%
66.67%125.792411,05750.0%83.3%
41.67%124.39279,48333.3%50.0%
54.55%116.088513,26566.7%40.0%
40.00%105.31,00810,63540.0%40.0%
70.00%105.496411,67780.0%60.0%
70.00%103.996311,90660.0%80.0%
30.00%103.477111,8590.0%37.5%
50.00%102.275210,62940.0%60.0%
40.00%105.91,13612,56440.0%40.0%
77.78%94.31,01012,428100.0%60.0%
33.33%96.81,17712,25633.3%33.3%
50.00%82.97939,67250.0%50.0%
62.50%83.868112,06033.3%80.0%
75.00%84.072110,29675.0%75.0%
62.50%86.481912,897100.0%50.0%
75.00%85.66579,07866.7%100.0%
75.00%86.084412,29375.0%75.0%
0.00%83.061911,3140.0%0.0%
14.29%76.091011,0220.0%25.0%
57.14%76.11,15415,816100.0%40.0%
16.67%65.278910,72833.3%0.0%
50.00%63.37849,45250.0%50.0%
40.00%53.45736,30625.0%100.0%
0.00%54.788111,2180.0%0.0%
100.00%51.45738,425100.0%100.0%
80.00%54.187410,506100.0%50.0%
40.00%53.782411,078100.0%0.0%
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Lux vs Alistar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Lux do against Alistar in League of Legends?

Lux wins the Lux vs Alistar matchup with a 53.8% win rate compared to Alistar's 46.2%, a 7.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 106 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.

How does Lux do against Alistar in the early game?

In the early game, Lux has the advantage against Alistar with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. Lux players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Lux do against Alistar in the late game?

In the late game, Lux takes over the Lux vs Alistar matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Lux scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Lux vs Alistar matchup?

Lux wins the matchup against Alistar with a 53.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 7.5 percentage point advantage means Lux is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 106 games analyzed.

What is the best Lux build against Alistar?

The best Lux build against Alistar includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Lux runes against Alistar?

The best Lux runes against Alistar use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 51.0% win rate in the Lux vs Alistar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Lux counter Alistar?

Yes, Lux has a favorable matchup against Alistar with a 53.8% win rate. Lux strongly counters Alistar in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.

How do I play Lux against Alistar?

When playing Lux against Alistar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.