Support Matchup

Alistar vs Lux

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Alistar

Alistar

the Minotaur
Support
Alistar Support Overall Win Rate
49.98%

Matchup Win Rate

47.0%
Alistar vs Lux Wins
⚔
53.0%
Lux vs Alistar Wins
Lux

Lux

the Lady of Luminosity
Support
Lux Support Overall Win Rate
48.31%

Alistar vs Lux - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Alistar Support vs Lux Support - Who is stronger?

Alistar Support has trouble against Lux (47.0% win rate) based on 670 games. This is a tough matchup for Alistar players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Alistar Support vs Lux Support in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Alistar (5.3% pick rate, 16th most popular out of 52 Support champions) versus Lux (7.0%, 7th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Surprising upset: Despite Alistar's higher tier rating, Lux wins 53.0% of encounters. This suggests Lux's kit specifically counters Alistar's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Glacial Augment + Hextech Flashtraption combination (46.9% win rate) plus optimal itemization Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Boots of Swiftness boosts your chances from 47.0% to 70%+ - potentially game-changing.

Vision advantage: Despite losing the direct matchup, Alistar's superior warding (1.03 wards/min, 3rd among supports) can swing team fights and objectives in your favor. Outclassed across the board: Lux leads in both matchup win rate (53.0%) and damage (692 vs 293/min). Alistar must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Strong individual performance: Alistar maintains better KDA (2.50, 26th place vs 30th for Lux), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Alistar vs Lux - Support Stats Comparison

Alistar Support
Alistar Support		Versus
Lux Support
Lux Support
B+TierC
47.0%Matchup Winrate53.0%
49.98%Role Winrate48.31%
#28Winrate Rank#47
5.3%Pickrate7.0%
2.5Average KDA2.4
287Gold per Minute329
1.03Wards per Minute0.91
293Damage per Minute692

How to Beat Lux as Alistar (Support)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

The magic damage that Alistar deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Lux deals primarily magic damage (88.14%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Alistar is superior vision control (ranked 3rd among supports) (versus 18th for Lux), which provides better map control and safety for the team in important map areas. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.4 versus 2.5) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Alistar Support versus Lux Support matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Alistar player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Lux player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Alistar vs Lux: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
45.0% Win Rate69.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
45.0% Win Rate69.8% Pick Rate

Alistar vs Lux: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

43.6% Win Rate49.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you and other nearby champions, creating frozen zones for 3 (+ the immobilizing effect's duration) seconds that slow enemies for 20% (+90% per 100% Heal and Shield Power) (+6% per 100 Ability Power) (+7% per 100 bonus Attack Damage) and reduce their damage by 15% against your allies (not including yourself).

Cooldown: 25s

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

46.9% Win Rate22.6% Pick Rate

Alistar vs Lux: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
47.4% Win Rate79.9% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
46.1% Win Rate41.8% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
47.3% Win Rate25.1% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
46.3% Win Rate13.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Frostfire Tempest
Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
24.8% Win Rate8.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
0.0% Win Rate20.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
87.2% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
56.2% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
47.5% Win Rate7.3% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
47.3% Win Rate25.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Frostfire Tempest
Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
84.6% Win Rate6.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
0.0% Win Rate19.9% Pick Rate
Other Items
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
0.0% Win Rate19.9% Pick Rate
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
0.0% Win Rate19.7% Pick Rate

Alistar vs Lux: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Pulverize Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Headbutt Alistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Trample Alistar tramples nearby enemy units, ignoring unit collision and gaining stacks if he damages an enemy champion. At full stacks Alistar's next basic attack against an enemy champion deals additional magic damage and stuns them.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Unbreakable Will Alistar lets out a wild roar, removing all crowd control effects on himself, and reducing incoming physical and magical damage for the duration.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
49.7% Win Rate50.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Pulverize Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Headbutt Alistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Trample Alistar tramples nearby enemy units, ignoring unit collision and gaining stacks if he damages an enemy champion. At full stacks Alistar's next basic attack against an enemy champion deals additional magic damage and stuns them.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Unbreakable Will Alistar lets out a wild roar, removing all crowd control effects on himself, and reducing incoming physical and magical damage for the duration.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
65.9% Win Rate1.6% Pick Rate

Alistar tips:

  • Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
  • Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
  • Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Playing Against Lux

  • Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
  • When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

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+3.5%
Nautilus

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+3.3%
Rell

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+2.9%
Yuumi

Alistar vs Yuumi

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+2.8%
Neeko

Alistar vs Neeko

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+2.7%
Mel

Alistar vs Mel

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+1.5%
Pyke

Alistar vs Pyke

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+1.3%
Zyra

Alistar vs Zyra

Alistar
+1.1%
Pantheon

Alistar vs Pantheon

Alistar
+0.3%
Braum

Alistar vs Braum

Alistar
-0.5%
Thresh

Alistar vs Thresh

Alistar
-0.7%
Rakan

Alistar vs Rakan

Alistar
-1.0%
Karma

Alistar vs Karma

Alistar
-1.1%
Fiddlesticks

Alistar vs Fiddlesticks

Alistar
-1.2%
Soraka

Alistar vs Soraka

Alistar
-1.3%
Bard

Alistar vs Bard

Alistar
-1.5%
Zilean

Alistar vs Zilean

Alistar
-1.6%
Swain

Alistar vs Swain

Alistar
-1.8%
Seraphine

Alistar vs Seraphine

Alistar
-1.8%
Morgana

Alistar vs Morgana

Alistar
-1.9%
Tahm Kench

Alistar vs Tahm Kench

Alistar
-1.9%
Poppy

Alistar vs Poppy

Alistar
-2.0%
Leona

Alistar vs Leona

Alistar
-2.4%
Janna

Alistar vs Janna

Alistar
-2.6%
Lulu

Alistar vs Lulu

Alistar
-3.1%
Xerath

Alistar vs Xerath

Alistar
-3.3%
Sona

Alistar vs Sona

Alistar
-3.7%
Senna

Alistar vs Senna

Alistar
-4.4%
Vel'Koz

Alistar vs Vel'Koz

Alistar
-4.5%
Nami

Alistar vs Nami

Alistar
-4.7%
Milio

Alistar vs Milio