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Alistar with Akali

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How to Synergize Alistar and Akali

based on 3,776 Alistar with Akali pairs
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Alistar has fought alongside Akali in 3776 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data from the hosts of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Alistar synergize with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Alistar to play alongside Akali on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 5.8% of games with Alistar.

Alistar Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a below average job of teaming up with Akali. Usually, he wins a dismal 47.2% of matches the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Alistar when fighting on the same team as Akali by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Alistar vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Unending DespairKnight's VowThornmailBloodsong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
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Second ability for Alistar to level upw
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Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Akali

Tips for Playing as Alistar with Akali

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Alistar Akali Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Akali Image
1.9
< Kills >
2.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
13.9
< Assists >
13.9
0.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
32
< Minions Killed >
33
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,322
< Physical Damage >
1,324
6,576
< Magic Damage >
6,860
874
< True Damage >
894
8,773
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
26,024
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,366
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.76
< Towers >
1.8
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,329
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,310
< Experience >
10,386
54
< Vision Score >
54
24
< Wards Placed >
24
279
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Akali as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Alistar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Akali helps Alistar perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Alistar plays on the same team as Akali, he gets a small decrease in his complete damage output. This may demonstrate that Akali does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played with Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Akali.

Additionally, when Alistar plays with Akali on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Akali does a decent job of covering Alistar in team fights.

Synergies between Alistar and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Akali

Is Alistar better when played alongside Akali?

There is no ideal ally for Alistar that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, overall, Akali is a relatively poor teammate for Alistar. By playing on the same side as Alistar, she drops their win rate by -2.2% to 47.2%. This demonstrates that there is a bad synergy between Alistar and Akali that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Akali has a lower difficulty than Alistar. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Akali comrades to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working together, Alistar players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Alistar and Akali together, you will not be giving your team a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this gap in their abilities.

Regardless of your Akali ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Akali, we analyzed 3,776 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Alistar with Akali comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Alistar in order to pair well with Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to include in your Alistar and Akali synergy build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Akali than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 47.2% helping carry Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Alistar and Akali pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

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