Alistar Build Guide by Squoodle

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League of Legends Build Guide Author Squoodle

Here comes the Milkman! - Alistar Top

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AP Alistar Top

Alistar Build

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Against AP

Against Skill Based AD

Against AA Based AD

Defenses

Boots

Time to dominate

Final Build - Against Heavy AD

Final Build - Against Heavy AP

Final Build - Against Balanced Team

Final Build - Domination

Ability Sequence

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Masteries

Offense: 21

Defense: 9

Utility: 0

Threats to Alistar with this build

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Threat		Notes
1	Nasus	Nasus is probably the absolute easiest lane ever. Bully him into submission by denying every single stack he is ever going to get with your knockback. Take a flask since he can retaliate if he has a good amount of stacks and you also need the mana to sustain.
2	Dr. Mundo	This matchup is very easy and you will most likely win unless he get's ganks. Try to kill him early pre-6 before he can become tanky or else he will become a problem. Just zone him away from minions
2	Jarvan IV	Jarvan has a lot of cc and a good engage but he's stupidly easy because of the fact that his gap closer puts him BEHIND you allowing you to get a clean knock back into tower.
3	Maokai	Mao'kai isn't very hard to beat and I doubt he will be dominating unless he gets a good gank in.
3	Kennen	Kennen is kind of odd to lane aganinst. His poke is really high so you should start a crystaline flask but he honestly isn't that hard. Simply engage on him to get damage and your cc won't allow him to escape.
4	Nidalee	Nidalee isn't a very hard matchup, however it is not an easy matchup. To win lane, simply chill behind minions. If she lands a spear and/or tries to engage, knock her back to show em' who's boss. She is extremely annoying and there is not much you're going to be able to do in this lane.
4	Irelia	You will never win trades against Irelia however you can easily knock her into your tower.
5	Wukong	Wukong is somewhat hard since he will probably be trying to engage on you but you can over power him by getting a well timed knockup.
5	Xin Zhao	Xin Zhao is somewhat the same case as Irelia except that he will be knocking you up a lot giving you no time to react. Stay on your toes with this matchup.
6	Hecarim	Hecarim is an EXTREMELY powerful laner but he is not actually that hard to beat. When he begins to rush at you, knock him up and then back into your tower. This should score an early kill if he get's cocky or you could end up dying if it goes wrong.
6	Cho'Gath	Cho'gath has a lot of sustain, damage, and cc however he's not hard to engage on. Ask for ganks and try to kill him pre-6 but don't get too close as his silence completely negates your chances of getting any damage on him.
6	Jayce	Jayce's poke is VERY powerful and his engage is strong as well so try to get ganks. Engage on him after he switches to his cannon as he can't react in time.
6	Malphite	Malphite's poke is strong but he run's out of mana quickly. Try to get him to tank minions until his shield goes away and then engage on him. Once you engage, immediately back out since you don't want to take anymore damage then you should.
6	Akali	Pre-6 she is extremely easy however, once she get's ult you can't counter her. Although you can knock her back if she tries to engage, she can just dash back to you immediately.
7	Darius	Darius is somewhat hard since he is just generally very good. This is going to be a hard lane but not to the point where you get dominated. Just be mindful of his damage output and just play it safe.
7	Jax	Jax is extremely powerful with his stun but early ganking can shut him down.
7	Lissandra	I don't really know much about Lissandra in this matchup but I imagine her being pretty hard. She has a lot of poke and a great stun. The only thing you can do to counter is predict where she is teleporting to surprise her with your CC
8	Gangplank	His poke is insane and if the enemy player has fast reflexes, he can remove the cc from your combo to escape. He has no escape so try to knock him back into your tower when his Remove Scurvy is down.
8	Garen	His silence DESTROYS your combo so when he engages you can't knock him into your tower. He also has a very good escape and powerful ult. Just knock him back before he can reach you with his silence and you'll be fine.
8	Olaf	His true damage counters your ult and he's just hard in general. Knock him back when he tries to engage.
9	Teemo	It's f*king Teemo you're doomed. Legit. You can't do sht in this lane. Try to engage on him? Take half your health. Your only hopes is to let him push and CS under tower. You should DEFINITELY take a flask against this matchup
9	Fizz	AD Fizz is the bane of almost every top laner's existence. If timed correctly, he can delay your combo and get the better positioning on you to win every trade.