Alistar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.7%
Pick Rate
1.8%

AlistarTop Build

STankSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Alistar top build uses Mercury's Treads, Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Zeke's Convergence, Bandlepipes, Protoplasm Harness, Farsight Alteration. This Alistar build has a 9.06% pick rate and a 64.2% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Alistar build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Alistar Highest Win Rate Build core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Thornmail - Alistar Highest Win Rate Build core itemThornmail
  • Zeke's Convergence - Alistar Highest Win Rate Build core itemZeke's Convergence
Core Items
64.2%Win Rate
+12.5%WR Diff
9.1%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Alistar Most Popular Build core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Knight's Vow - Alistar Most Popular Build core itemKnight's Vow
  • Zeke's Convergence - Alistar Most Popular Build core itemZeke's Convergence
Core Items
62.8%Win Rate
+11.0%WR Diff
10.5%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Alistar Alternative Build 1 core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Zeke's Convergence - Alistar Alternative Build 1 core itemZeke's Convergence
  • Bandlepipes - Alistar Alternative Build 1 core itemBandlepipes
Core Items
64.1%Win Rate
+12.4%WR Diff
6.6%Pick Rate

Best Alistar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Bramble Vest
Bramble Vest
Chain Vest
Chain Vest
Ruby Crystal
Ruby Crystal
Thornmail
Thornmail
Boots
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads

Top Summoner Spells

  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    58.0%Win Rate67.6%Pick Rate
  • ExhaustFlash
    Exhaust + Flash
    82.5%Win Rate22.7%Pick Rate

Build Stats

64.20%Win Rate
+12.49%WR Diff
9.06%Pick Rate
176Matches

This Alistar build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Alistar build are Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail and Zeke's Convergence. This item combination achieves a 64.2% win rate across 176 matches analyzed.

At full build, Alistar gains a total of 1450 Health, 150 Armor, 95 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.

Best Alistar Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Electrocute
  • Cheap Shot
  • Grisly Mementos
  • Relentless Hunter
Inspiration secondary rune treeInspiration
  • Hextech Flashtraption
  • Cosmic Insight
  • Adaptive Force
  • Movement Speed
  • Health Scaling
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Alistar Abilities

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Alistar build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Alistar are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 54.8% win rate and 53.5% pick rate.

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
54.8%Win Rate
53.5%Pick Rate
These are Alistar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Locket of the Iron Solari (53.4% WR, +1.7% WR diff, 56.9% pick rate) provides 30 Armor, 200 Health, 30 MR. Thornmail (56.6% WR, +4.9% WR diff, 22.4% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Zeke's Convergence (54.4% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 45.8% pick rate) provides 25 Armor, 300 Health, 25 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Alistar include Bandlepipes, Protoplasm Harness. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Alistar are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Alistar is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Alistar build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:95
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total armorArmor:150
  • Total healthHealth:1450

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alistar magic resistanceMR
95
95
75
Alistar movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
Alistar armorArmor
150
190
190
Alistar healthHealth
1450
1050
1050
When facing Alistar's top counters like Swain, Zyra, Zilean, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Alistar needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Bandlepipes or Protoplasm Harness based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Alistar performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,200g~4 min

This Alistar durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 64.2% win rate across 176 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, excellent magic damage resistance, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Alistar build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. This build's moderate gold investment allows Alistar to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Zeke's Convergence to maximize your mid-game impact. For optimal results with this Alistar build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Excellent magic damage resistance
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Alistar

Rakan champion
Rakan
Core Items
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Rakan core item
  • Zeke's Convergence - Rakan core item
  • Shurelya's Battlesong - Rakan core item
65.1%Win Rate
8.6%Pick Rate
Braum champion
Braum
Core Items
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Braum core item
  • Knight's Vow - Braum core item
  • Thornmail - Braum core item
68.0%Win Rate
8.2%Pick Rate

See Also

Alistar OverviewAlistar RunesAlistar CountersAll Items