Support Matchup

Blitzcrank vs Alistar

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

the Great Steam Golem
Support
Blitzcrank Support Overall Win Rate
49.86%

Matchup Win Rate

51.4%
Blitzcrank vs Alistar Wins
48.6%
Alistar vs Blitzcrank Wins
Alistar

Alistar

the Minotaur
Support
Alistar Support Overall Win Rate
48.85%

Blitzcrank vs Alistar - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Blitzcrank Support vs Alistar Support - Who is stronger?

Blitzcrank Support has a slight edge over Alistar (51.4% win rate) based on 1105 games. The matchup slightly favors Blitzcrank.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Blitzcrank Support vs Alistar Support in patch 15.24 (25.24), 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: Blitzcrank (6.1% pick rate, 10th most popular out of 52 Support champions) versus Alistar (4.1%, 16th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Blitzcrank's superior tier rating (A vs B) translates into a solid 51.4% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Blitzcrank ranks 28th in win rate among Support champions. Optimize for consistency: Aftershock paired with Font of Life (65.4% win rate, 2.5% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Locket of the Iron Solari > Trailblazer > Frozen Heart with Boots of Swiftness delivers 70%+ win rate against Alistar.

Lane wins, vision lags: While winning the matchup (51.40%), Blitzcrank trails in vision control (0.94 vs 0.95 wards/min). Better map coverage could unlock even greater team advantages. Quality over quantity: Blitzcrank wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (326 vs 340/min), the 51.4% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Skill-based matchup: Identical KDA (2.40) with 51.4% win rate indicates that macro play, team coordination, and clutch moments determine outcomes more than individual mechanics.

Blitzcrank vs Alistar - Support Stats Comparison

Blitzcrank Support
Blitzcrank Support
Versus
Alistar Support
Alistar Support
ATierB
51.4%Matchup Winrate48.6%
49.86%Role Winrate48.85%
#28Winrate Rank#42
6.1%Pickrate4.1%
2.4Average KDA2.4
299Gold per Minute280
0.94Wards per Minute0.95
326Damage per Minute340

How to Beat Alistar as Blitzcrank (Support)

While statistically Blitzcrank is slightly stronger than Alistar as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Blitzcrank deals mixed damage - the opponent has fewer options for defense. Meanwhile, Alistar deals primarily magic damage (72.43%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Alistar, ranking 12th (versus 14th for Blitzcrank) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team.

Key aspects of the Blitzcrank Support versus Alistar Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Blitzcrank player to maintain constant pressure on Alistar, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Blitzcrank vs Alistar: 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.
46.6% Win Rate85.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
66.2% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Alistar: Support Runes

Most Frequent 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
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

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

43.1% Win Rate49.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate 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…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

+2% Move Speed
+2% Move Speed +2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

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

65.4% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Alistar: 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.
47.0% Win Rate75.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
45.3% Win Rate53.2% 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.
52.2% Win Rate26.3% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.3% Win Rate5.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste

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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.
55.1% Win Rate11.2% Pick Rate
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
0.0% Win Rate33.3% 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.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
47.0% Win Rate75.1% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
55.0% Win Rate2.7% 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.
52.2% Win Rate26.3% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.3% Win Rate5.9% 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.
Trailblazer
Trailblazer (2400 gold) 250 Health
40 Armor
4% Move Speed

Lead the Way
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed.
At max speed:
  • Create a trail that grants allied champions Move Speed equal to 15% of yours.
  • If you are Melee, your next Attack Slows the target by 50% for 1 second.
  • Frozen Heart
    Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
    400 Mana
    20 Ability Haste

    Winter's Caress
    Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
    100.0% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Rabadon's Deathcap
    Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
    Magical Opus
    Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
    0.0% Win Rate33.3% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Redemption
    Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
    15 Ability Haste
    100% Base Mana Regen
    10% Heal and Shield Power

    Intervention
    Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
    0.0% Win Rate32.9% Pick Rate

    Blitzcrank vs Alistar: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Rocket Grab Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
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    W
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    Overdrive Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
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    Power Fist Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
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    Static Field Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
    R
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    Max Order: Q > E > W
    46.1% Win Rate65.4% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    Rocket Grab Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
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    Overdrive Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
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    Power Fist Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
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    Static Field Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
    R
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    Max Order: Q > E > W
    87.0% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate

    Blitzcrank tips:

    • The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
    • Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

    Playing Against Alistar

    • Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.
    • Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.
    • When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.