Taricvs Alistar
Taric vs Alistar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Taric wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Alistar based on 21 games. Taric wins the early laning phase while Alistar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Taric build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Taric vs Alistar matchup.
Taric Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Taric 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 Taric vs Alistar?
Taric wins 57.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.8% and 72.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 55.3% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 33 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 Taric, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Taric wins 57.6% of 33 games (95% range 40.8–72.8%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 55.3% for Taric; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 11, within the margin of error (32 games).
- Taric players pick the E > Q > W skill order much less often against Alistar: 63.8% of their other Support games, 39.4% 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 Taric and Alistar 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 Taric'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.
Taric vs Alistar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Taric vs Alistar Win Rate by Game Length
Taric's win rate against Alistar 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: Taric's results against Alistar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Taric vs Alistar 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)EvenTaric gold at 15: +11
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Taric Changes Against Alistar
Choices Taric players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
- E > Q > Wthe E > Q > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually63.8%vs Alistar39.4%−24.4 pts
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually37.9%vs Alistar57.6%+19.7 pts
Legend: HasteRuneUsually36.4%vs Alistar54.5%+18.2 pts- E > W > Qthe E > W > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsually13.2%vs Alistar27.3%+14.1 pts
BandlepipesItemUsually12.0%vs Alistar24.2%+12.2 pts
Usually4.7%vs Alistar15.2%+10.4 pts
TriumphRuneUsually0.9%vs Alistar6.1%+5.1 pts
Imperial MandateItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Alistar3.0%+3.0 pts
Best Taric Build vs Alistar
Usual Taric build (Support)
72.9% win rate · 96 games
Against Alistar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 14 Taric games against Alistar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Taric's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — 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 Taric Runes vs Alistar
Usual Taric runes (Support)
Glacial Augment
55.9% win rate · 517 games
Against Alistar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Taric 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
Taric matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Taric'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 Taric build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Taric Matchups
Hardest for Taric
Easiest for Taric
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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Taric vs Alistar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Taric vs Alistar?
Current data slightly favors Taric, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Taric wins 57.6% of 33 games (95% range 40.8–72.8%).
What is Taric's win rate against Alistar?
Taric wins 57.6% of 33 Support games against Alistar on patch 26.19 (95% range 40.8–72.8%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 55.3% would be expected.
Does Taric counter Alistar?
Not clearly. Taric wins 57.6% of 33 games against Alistar, and the 95% range (40.8–72.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Taric or Alistar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 11, within the margin of error (32 games).
Does Taric outscale Alistar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Alistar strongest against Taric?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Alistar is ahead of Taric beyond the margin of error.
What should Taric build against Alistar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Taric's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Fimbulwinter, Knight's Vow. The biggest change against Alistar: Bandlepipes (12.0% usually, 24.2% here).
What runes should Taric use against Alistar?
Use Taric's usual Glacial Augment page (Inspiration + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Alistar: Precision (37.9% usually, 57.6% here).