Alistar has multiple viable keystone options depending on matchup and lane conditions. Choosing the correct rune greatly impacts your engage reliability, survivability, and lane pressure.

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Unsealed Spellbook — Core Rune Choice

Unsealed Spellbook is the most commonly used keystone due to its versatility across most matchups. The number of possibilities this rune provides significantly increases Alistar’s playmaking potential. With Spellbook, your laning phase and roaming become much more effective, as you can adapt your summoner spells based on lane state, matchup, and game tempo.

This rune also enables unique plays, such as stealing important objectives with Smite or applying strong map pressure with Teleport and other situational summoner spells.

Spellbook gives Alistar unmatched flexibility, allowing him to swap summoner spells depending on lane safety, enemy threats, and macro needs.

Access to Teleport increases map pressure, improves roaming, and allows Alistar to impact side lanes and objectives more consistently.

Spellbook enables high-impact plays such as stealing major objectives, which can completely change the outcome of a game.

Recommended Matchups — Unsealed Spellbook

Bard

Blitzcrank

Lux

Janna

Brand

Braum

Leona

Maokai

Milio

Morgana

Pyke

Rell

Senna

Soraka

Swain

Spellbook allows Alistar to constantly adapt, making both defensive and aggressive responses more reliable throughout the game.

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Glacial Augment — Anti-Poke & Damage Control

Glacial Augment works very well against ranged supports with strong poke, area damage, or high early auto-attack pressure. This rune helps minimize incoming damage, slow enemy pressure, and reduce how oppressive these lanes feel during the laning phase.

Glacial Augment reduces enemy damage and limits movement after your engage, making early trades safer against poke-heavy lanes.

This rune is especially effective in lanes where minimizing damage and controlling enemy movement matters more than forcing early all-ins.

Recommended Matchups — Glacial Augment

Lulu

Seraphine

Vel'Koz

Xerath

Yuumi

Zyra

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Phase Rush — Anti-Mobility & Chase Control

Phase Rush is a strong situational keystone against highly mobile or slippery champions. It was one of the best runes when learning Alistar, as the movement speed allows you to escape bad situations or force deep engages.

This rune allows Alistar to:

• Escape when caught out of position
• Ignore the enemy frontline and reach priority targets
• Stick to mobile champions during extended fights
• Dodge skillshots more easily

Phase Rush provides burst movement speed after your combo, allowing Alistar to reposition, chase, or disengage safely.

Recommended Matchups — Phase Rush

Nami

Nautilus

Neeko

Rakan

Renata Glasc

Tahm Kench

Taric

Zilean

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Aftershock — Anti-Burst & Frontline Stability

Aftershock is extremely effective against champions that want to punish your engage with immediate burst damage. This rune provides strong resistances right after you go in, allowing Alistar to survive and absorb pressure.

Aftershock grants massive resistances after CC, making Alistar much harder to burst during engages.

Recommended Matchups — Aftershock

Poppy

Pantheon

Thresh

In these matchups, Aftershock prevents you from being instantly punished and allows you to function as a reliable frontline engager.

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Electrocute — Early Kill Pressure

Electrocute is a strong situational keystone against supports with weak early game and low durability. In these lanes, Alistar wants extra burst damage to punish mistakes and secure easy kills when engaging.

Electrocute provides bonus burst damage on engage, making early all-ins significantly more lethal.

Recommended Matchups — Electrocute

Sona

Karma

In these matchups, Electrocute allows Alistar to snowball the lane early and secure kills through aggressive play.

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Choosing the correct summoner spell on Alistar greatly impacts lane stability, kill pressure, and teamfight reliability. While Flash is mandatory, the second summoner spell should always be chosen based on the enemy support matchup.

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Flash + Heal — Sustain & Lane Stability

Heal is the most consistent option in many matchups. It provides sustain, movement speed, and extra protection for your ADC, making trades safer and reducing the risk of losing lane through poke or extended fights.

Flash + Heal is especially effective against:

Braum

Leona

Maokai

Milio

Morgana

Nautilus

Neeko

Pantheon

Pyke

Rakan

Rell

Senna

Soraka

Tahm Kench

Thresh

Vel'Koz

Xerath

Yuumi

Zilean

Heal offers reliability in these lanes, allowing Alistar to play patiently and protect his ADC through difficult trades.

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Flash + Exhaust — Anti-Burst & Control

Exhaust is extremely effective against champions with high damage output, strong poke, or oppressive lane pressure. It reduces incoming damage and helps neutralize aggressive trades.

Flash + Exhaust is recommended against:

Bard

Blitzcrank

Janna

Karma

Lulu

Lux

Nami

Poppy

Renata Glasc

Seraphine

Swain

Zyra

Exhaust improves peeling power and survivability, while still allowing Alistar to engage safely.

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Flash + Ignite — Kill Pressure & All-In Lanes

Ignite is a situational but powerful choice in lanes where killing the enemy support is required to gain lane control. These matchups often revolve around decisive all-ins rather than sustain.

Flash + Ignite is especially effective against:

Brand

Taric

Ignite helps secure kills, applies Grievous Wounds, and works extremely well with **tower insec plays**, allowing Alistar to confirm kills even if he dies during the engage.

This option is higher risk but offers strong snowball potential when executed correctly.

Alistar is a very simple and easy champion to play, but in the current meta he can be far more dangerous than he looks. Most players focus on stacking armor and building items like Locket of the Iron Solari, instead of prioritizing health.

Core Insight: Health > Just Armor

Health is one of Alistar’s most important stats. Increases overall survivability against both physical and magical damage.

Armor reduces physical damage but suffers from diminishing returns, especially against penetration or burst damage.

Effective HP = Health + Armor. Combining health and armor allows Alistar to tank massive damage while still being useful for his team.

Quick Tip: Stack armor early if enemies are mostly AD, but always balance it with health to survive mixed damage or burst threats.

Build Philosophy: Tank With Style

Alistar can become a true war machine: tank insane amounts of damage while remaining relevant for peeling, engaging, and protecting your team.

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Optional: Mix in some AP items to make your engages hit harder and combos feel more impactful. Even a small AP investment increases your Q + W combo burst, making trades and skirmishes more threatening.

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Strategy Note: Early game focus on survivability. Mid/Late game: front-line disruption, peeling for carries, and zoning threats.

Early Game Fundamentals

Alistar’s playstyle as a support begins the moment the base barriers drop. Your primary responsibility is map control, lane dominance, and helping your ADC farm safely.

Initial Ward & Vision Placement (Level 1)

Move quickly to the bot lane’s three main bushes.

Place a ward in the second bush — ensures early vision and protects against enemy jungle or support rotations.

After placing the ward, position yourself in the bush at the entrance of your jungle, acting as a guard to prevent early invades and provide lane pressure.

Many supports like to wait in the second bush unwarded, which can catch you off guard.

If your team is coordinating an early invade, adjust your strategy: consider buying a Control Ward or using Oracle Lens depending on the situation.

Q Usage Use Q (Pulverize) on minions to stack the wave and gain lane pressure. Control minion aggro while helping your ADC secure last hits. As a melee champion, be cautious against ranged enemies. Manipulate the wave to prevent it from crashing into your tower and avoid falling behind in level or gold. Always be aware of your jungler’s pathing. If they start top → bot, push the wave so it comes back to you. If they start bot → top, freeze the wave to stay safe.

Support Item: World Atlas With the support item World Atlas, you can kill Melee Minions faster. Your main job is to use Pulverize to reach level 2 first. Always keep in mind to help your ADC secure last hits. Apply forward pressure to make sure they can get their last hits safely.

Vision / Zone Control Master body positioning to protect your ADC and zone enemies. Apply pressure only when it is safe and avoid overextending.

Level 2 Engage

Once you hit level 2, consider engaging based on lane conditions and enemy positioning. Alistar relies heavily on follow-up from allies. Cooldowns are long, so commit only when follow-up is guaranteed. Minor trades or poke exchanges may have occurred; gauge health pools and summoner spells before engaging.

Prioritize the enemy ADC or low-health targets. Goal: reduce the target from 100→0 or force summoner usage ( Flash / Barrier). Play safe if the enemy jungler is nearby or your ADC isn’t ready.

Engage cautiously, using W + Q for disruption. Communicate with your ADC and jungler for maximum impact.

With the rune Phase Rush, you can poke using the combo Headbutt + Pulverize and disengage quickly depending on the situation. Force summoner usage like Flash or Barrier for extra pressure. It's useful to deal some damage while staying safe.

Vision & Objective Awareness

Your early ward will return around the time the first Scuttle Crab spawns.

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Place a ward in the river, slightly above the small bush, to track enemy movements.

If your jungler is pathing toward bot, assist in contesting the Scuttle Crab, especially if the enemy jungler attempts the same.

First Recall & Early Transitions

After level 2 trades, your first base recall is crucial for lane control and preparing objectives.

Item Priorities • Boots of Swiftness → mobility for engages and roaming. • Refillable Potion → sustain in lane. • Control Ward / Oracle Lens → maintain vision and deny enemy scouting.

Ward Placement Options • Bush at jungle entrance → spot enemy rotations or jungler pathing. • Dragon → if your team plans early contest.

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Considerations Use this first back as a timing window to reset vision, coordinate with your jungler, and call potential plays. Always prioritize vision in mid and side lanes; jungler camps provide strong clues about upcoming fights. Alistar shines during lane and roaming phases — make calls, accelerate tempo, and snowball advantages.

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Additional Notes Alistar is an early game-oriented support, strongest in the first 10–15 minutes with crowd control and engages. Goal: force plays, secure vision, and maintain tempo across the map. If early aggression isn’t possible: • Protect ADC farm, keep lane stable. • Use body and CC to zone and deny dives. • Prioritize vision and peel over risky plays.

Objective & Roaming Control

Timing Objectives Be ready 45–47 seconds before major objectives ( Dragon, Rift Herald, Baron, Rift Scuttles). Recall, buy key items, and reach the objective in time to contest or set vision.

Early Objective Contesting Coordinate with your team to contest or secure objectives. Place Control Wards preemptively to spot rotations and set up fights. Deny enemy vision using Oracle Lens.

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Roaming Strategy After your first back, your best roaming windows are at level 4 and level 6. If bot lane is stalled, roam to mid or top depending on your jungler’s pathing. Don’t be afraid to leave bot lane — Alistar isn’t just a peel support; he’s a tempo accelerator. Use your CC to secure vision, tempo, and help snowball other lanes.

Objective Awareness Post-20 Minutes Continue tracking enemy jungler camps to predict fights and place wards accordingly. Prioritize vision in mid and side lanes for rotations, objectives, and flanking opportunities. Be proactive — your map presence and engages define late-game control.

Teamfights & Mid-Game Rotations

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Rotations • Rotate mid lane with your ADC when necessary to control map pressure and secure objectives. • Always consider the Teleport availability of your mid and top laners for lane safety. • Sync rotations with your jungler to ensure vision and numbers advantage.

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Teamfight Role • Focus on disrupting and immobilizing enemy threats. • Engage on priority squishy targets to start favorable fights. • Maintain bush awareness to prevent enemy flanks. • Use + strategically — either to peel, initiate, or displace key enemies.

Objective Control During Rotations • Place wards proactively while rotating to objectives. • Time your engages for maximum team follow-up. • Avoid solo engages — Alistar excels when fights are coordinated and well-timed.

Rune Setup 1: (Resolve Primary / Sorcery Secondary)

Primary (Resolve): • Aftershock → Survive engages and peel for your team. • Demolish → Push towers faster when you roam. Charge it by crashing the minion wave into the enemy tower early for free plates. • Conditioning → Extra tankiness mid-game. • Revitalize → Boosts healing and shields for longer fights.

Secondary (Sorcery): • Celerity → Increases movement speed and mobility. Can be swapped for Transcendence for more CDR in fights. • Nimbus Cloak → Helps stick to targets after Flash or dash.

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Bonuses: • +8 Ability Haste • +10–180 Bonus Health

Rune Setup 2: (Sorcery Primary / Resolve Secondary)

Primary (Sorcery): • Phase Rush → Engage or disengage more effectively. Great for ganks and escaping situations Aftershock can’t cover. • Nimbus Cloak → Stick to targets after using mobility spells. • Transcendence → Bonus ability haste as the game progresses. Each takedown grants more CDR for extra fight pressure. • Waterwalking → Bonus map mobility and river presence for objectives.

Secondary (Resolve): • Demolish → Push towers faster when roaming. Crash the wave early to charge and gain free plate gold. • Revitalize → Boosts healing and shields for longer fights.

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Bonuses: • +8 Ability Haste • +10–180 Bonus Health • +10% Tenacity / Slow Resist

When to Use Each Rune Setup

Aftershock: Use when you need to be a solid frontline, absorb burst damage, or protect your ADC.

Phase Rush: Use for aggressive laning, gank setups, or escaping tricky situations. Provides extra mobility versus heavy crowd control.

Celerity vs Transcendence: Pick Celerity for mobility and positioning; pick Transcendence if you want more CDR and consistent ability uptime in fights.

Core Items (Tank Alistar)

Heartsteel → Stack health and deal consistent damage over time.

Frozen Heart → Reduces attack speed of nearby enemies and grants huge armor.

Bramble Vest / Thornmail → Start with Bramble Vest if facing heavy auto-attackers. Upgrade to Thornmail for maximum anti-AD utility.

Sunfire Aegis → Optional engage item for more AoE damage and tank presence.

Kaenic Rookern → Great alternative for sustain and mobility if your team needs more engage and magic defense.

Unending Despair → Increases survivability and scales well in extended fights.

Spirit Visage → Amplifies healing and increases magic resist.

Oracle Lens → Denies enemy vision — essential for coordinated engages.

Control Ward → Keep vision control and protect your team from ambushes.

Elixir of Iron → Optional late-game boost for tankiness and movement speed.

Quick Tips

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• Focus on tanking first — these core items make you a nightmare to kill. • Experiment with AP or utility items only after building your main tank core. • Always adapt Bramble Vest / Thornmail depending on the enemy ADC and auto-attackers. • Choose between Sunfire Aegis and Kaenic Rookern based on whether you need AoE presence or mobility/engage power. • Maintain Oracle Lens and Control Ward rotation to secure objectives and deny enemy control.

Vision Control / Roaming Support Alistar — Early Game / Fast Build

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Items • Celestial Opposition → Healing and utility for allies. • Vigilant Wardstone → Vision control, extra wards, and objective tracking. • Boots of Swiftness → Exceptional mobility for roaming and contesting objectives. • Trailblazer → Enables fast jungle rotations and adds extra damage in early skirmishes.

Runes — Option 1 (Sorcery + Resolve — Mobility + Utility)

Primary: Sorcery • Phase Rush → Burst of movement speed and slow resistance after hitting enemies with 3 attacks or abilities. • Nimbus Cloak → Movement speed bonus after casting a Summoner Spell — great for re-engages or escapes. • Transcendence → Bonus Ability Haste at levels 5, 8, and 11. • Waterwalking → Bonus Movement Speed and AP/AD while in river — perfect for early objective fights.

Secondary: Resolve • Demolish → Charge up a powerful attack to damage towers. • Revitalize → Increases all heals and shields by 5% (+10% on low-health allies).

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Bonuses: • +8 Ability Haste • +10–180 Bonus Health • +10% Tenacity / Slow Resist

Runes — Option 2 (Resolve + Sorcery — Defensive + Roaming Focus)

Primary: Resolve • Aftershock → Gain defenses and deal a burst of magic damage after immobilizing an enemy. • Demolish → Charge up a powerful attack to damage towers. • Conditioning → After 12 minutes, gain +8 Armor / +8 MR and +3% bonus resistances. • Revitalize → Heals and shields are 5% stronger (+10% on low-health targets).

Secondary: Sorcery • Celerity → All movement speed bonuses are 7% more effective, gain 1% flat MS. • Nimbus Cloak → Movement speed bonus after using Summoner Spells.

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Optional Secondary Runes (Situational): • ghostporo Deep Ward → Deep wards in enemy jungle last longer and grant bonus health. • Relentless Hunter → Permanent out-of-combat movement speed after takedowns.

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Bonuses: • +8 Ability Haste • +10–180 Bonus Health

Playstyle / Tips

roam

• Focus on roaming, vision control, and early objective pressure like Rift Herald, Dragon, or Baron Nashor. • Leave your ADC in lane to safely farm XP while you pressure the map. • Combine Celestial Opposition + Vigilant Wardstone + Trailblazer for unmatched vision and objective dominance. • Mobility runes ( Phase Rush / Celerity + Nimbus Cloak + Waterwalking) enable fast lane rotations and jungle mobility. • Use your combo ( Headbutt + Pulverize) to engage, peel, or disrupt rotations during objective setups.

AP Alistar — Cheap / CDR Fun Build

Ionian Boots of Lucidity → Cooldown reduction and faster ability rotations. Great early buy for constant engage pressure.

zaz zaks realmspike

Zaz'Zak's Realmspike → Excellent sustain and poke damage with added AP.

Cosmic Drive → Core CDR item granting ability haste and bonus movement speed. Synergizes perfectly with Alistar’s Q–W combo.

Rabadon's Deathcap → Big AP spike, turning your combos into real burst threats.

Cryptbloom → Great for sustained fights and utility healing during teamfights.

Rune Setup

Primary (Sorcery): • Phase Rush → Hitting an enemy with 3 attacks or abilities grants movement speed and slow resistance. Great for engages, peel, and escapes. • Nimbus Cloak → Movement speed after using a Summoner Spell — ideal for sticking to targets or roaming quickly. • Transcendence → Scales with extra ability haste as you level up. • Gathering Storm → Adaptive AP scaling for stronger late-game impact.

Secondary (Precision): • legend haste Legend: Haste → Takedowns grant permanent ability haste for even more Q/W spam. • Coup de Grace → Deal more damage to low-health enemies.

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Bonuses: • +8 Ability Haste • +9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP) • +10–180 Bonus Health

Playstyle

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• Constantly spam Q + W with high CDR for poke and utility. • Less bursty than full-AP builds, but provides strong control in extended fights. • High mobility and uptime — perfect for creative engages and peels. • Focus on disrupting the enemy backline and keeping your ADC safe.

When to Use This Build

• Pick this build when facing squishy bot lanes or matchups where you can dominate early. • Works best with ADCs that can follow up your combo (like Lucian, Tristana, or Draven). • The goal isn’t one-shots — it’s consistent engage pressure and creating kill opportunities. • Ideal for players who enjoy mobility, fast-paced fights, and team coordination.

Quick Notes

tactics

• Don’t overcommit without cooldowns — rely on your CDR advantage. • Use Phase Rush to reposition quickly after engages. • Keep Cosmic Drive and Zaz’Zak’s Realmspike active uptime to stay mobile and threatening. • Transition into hybrid utility/tank items if your team lacks front line.

AP Alistar — Damage Build (One-Shot / Full AP)

Sorcerer’s Shoes → Magic penetration for stronger bursts and one-shots. Or swap to Boots of Swiftness for extra mobility and faster engages.

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Zaz'Zak's Realmspike → Sustain, poke, and AP scaling — core early item for AP Alistar.

Luden's Companion → High burst and poke damage with ability amplification. Great synergy with your combo.

Shadowflame → Magic penetration, perfect against shield-heavy or squishy targets.

Lich Bane → Adds bonus damage to your next auto after an ability — enables huge Q+W+AA bursts.

Cryptbloom → Continuous damage and sustain in fights.

Rune Option 1 — CDR / Mobility (Phase Rush)

Primary (Sorcery): • Phase Rush → Burst of movement speed after hitting enemies — excellent for engaging or escaping. • Nimbus Cloak → Movement speed bonus after casting a Summoner Spell. • Transcendence → CDR scaling as levels progress. • Gathering Storm → AP scaling over time for stronger late game burst.

Secondary (Precision): • legend haste Legend: Haste → Grants permanent ability haste after takedowns. • Coup de Grace → Deal more damage to low-health targets.

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Bonuses: • +8 Ability Haste • +9 Adaptive (5.4 AD / 9 AP) • +10–180 Bonus Health

Playstyle: • High mobility and frequent Q + W spam. • Focus on poke, utility, and repositioning during skirmishes. • Less burst than Electrocute setup but more forgiving and consistent in long fights. • Ideal when coordinating with your ADC for extended trades or team follow-up.

Rune Option 2 — Full Damage / One-Shot (Electrocute)

Primary (Domination): • Electrocute → Hit an enemy with 3 attacks or abilities in 3s for a massive burst of adaptive damage. • Sudden Impact → Bonus magic penetration after W or Flash engages. • Sixth Sense → Automatically tracks nearby wards. • Relentless Hunter → Permanent out-of-combat movement speed from takedowns.

Secondary (Sorcery): • Transcendence → Extra CDR scaling with level. • Gathering Storm → AP scaling for late-game damage spikes.

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Bonuses: • +9 Adaptive (5.4 AD / 9 AP) • +9 Adaptive (5.4 AD / 9 AP) • +10–180 Bonus Health

Playstyle: • Focus on one-shot combos with Q + W + E + R. • Best used for bursting squishy targets or picking isolated enemies. • Higher risk than Phase Rush — less mobility, more dependent on timing. • Perfect for confident players who can fully commit and coordinate all-ins.

Notes

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• Phase Rush — consistent mobility, safer engages, better for sustained fights. • Electrocute — all-in burst for highlight plays and fast picks. • Adapt to enemy comp: vs tanks → use Phase Rush; vs squishies → Electrocute. • You can still mix in Cosmic Drive for mobility if you want a hybrid burst + utility setup.

AP Alistar — High Risk, High Reward Build

Swiftmarch → Mobility for engaging, repositioning, and faster roams.

Bloodsong → AP scaling, snowball potential, and sustain from takedowns.

Mejai's Soulstealer → Stack AP quickly from takedowns. High-risk/high-reward.

shurelyas battlesong

Shurelya's Battlesong → Engage tool and movement speed boost for allies.

Zhonya's Hourglass → Safety after committing to risky engages or diving.

Vigilant Wardstone → Provides vision control and utility for roaming or objectives.

Oracle Lens → Detect and deny enemy vision while roaming or contesting objectives.

Control Ward → Permanent vision denial and objective security.

Runes — Option 1: CDR / Mobility

Primary (Sorcery): • Phase Rush → Burst of movement speed after hitting enemies — excellent for engaging or escaping. • Nimbus Cloak → Movement speed bonus after casting a Summoner Spell. • Transcendence → Bonus CDR scaling with levels. • Gathering Storm → AP scaling over time for stronger late game burst.

Secondary (Resolve): • Demolish → Charge a powerful attack against towers. • Unflinching → Bonus armor and MR when slowed or CC’d.

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Bonuses: • +8 Ability Haste • +10–180 Bonus Health • +10% Tenacity / Slow Resist

Playstyle: • Very aggressive — focus on snowballing via takedowns. • Stick with ADC or teammates to fully capitalize on Bloodsong / Mejai’s stacks. • Zhonya's + Shurelya’s allows risky engages without dying instantly. • Option 2 (more tank) is better if you want to survive longer in teamfights while still dealing AP damage.

Notes / Situational Use

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• Ideal when you dominate lane and can safely stack Mejai’s. • Works best against squishy enemies or in coordinated teamfights. • High risk — dying too much reduces effectiveness. • Pick more AP (Variação 1) for snowball potential; pick tankier (Variação 2) for safer engages with decent burst.

Utility Alistar — Situational / Support Build

Celestial Opposition → Bonus healing / utility for allies.

Boots of Swiftness → Extra mobility for engaging, peeling, and roaming.

Heartsteel → Extra health and some AP scaling for durability.

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Mikael's Blessing → Cleanse allies from CC and provide extra utility.

Redemption → Team-wide healing in fights.

Frozen Heart → Reduces attack speed of nearby enemies, adds armor for survivability.

Runes — Primary (Sorcery)

• Phase Rush → Burst of movement speed and slow resistance after hitting enemies with 3 attacks/abilities. • Nimbus Cloak → Movement speed bonus after casting a Summoner Spell. • Transcendence → Additional CDR at levels 5/8/11. • Waterwalking → Bonus MS and AP/AD in river fights.

Secondary (Resolve): • Second Wind → Health regeneration after taking damage from enemy champions. • Revitalize → Heals and shields 5% stronger (+10% more on low health targets).

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Bonuses: • +8 Ability Haste • +10–180 Bonus Health

Playstyle / Tips: • Focus on protecting ADC / carries and providing heals / cleanses in teamfights. • Use Celestial Opposition + Mikael’s Blessing + Redemption strategically to turn fights. • Frozen Heart synergizes with tanky frontline to reduce enemy DPS. • Mobility runes (Phase Rush + Nimbus Cloak + Waterwalking) help roam and contest objectives efficiently.

Situational Notes / When to Use

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• Best when your team already has a tanky top laner or jungler. • Effective against poke-heavy or high DPS bot lanes. • Positioning and timing are crucial — value comes from well-placed heals, shields, and CC mitigation.