By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Minotaur
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (6,896 games).
TankSupport
Patch 26.18 · Support · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 6,896 games · Preview sample
6,896
Games
Very High
Confidence
65.7%Win Rate
Flash
Heal63.9%Win Rate
Flash
Ignite
This exact page: taken in 23.4% of games·55.6% win rate over 1,617 games.
Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps.
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash. Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Unsealed Spellbook31.8% taken · 55.1% win2,194 games
Glacial Augment14.4% taken · 53.2% win994 games
Electrocute8.3% taken · 51.6% win574 gamesInspiration + Sorcery39.5% taken · 55.2% win2,723 games
Resolve + Inspiration35.2% taken · 51.7% win2,428 gamesResolve + Sorcery7.6% taken · 53.0% win521 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Alistar's most common path.
QAlistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.
Cooldown 14/13/12/11/10s · 50/55/60/65/70 Mana
WAlistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.
Cooldown 14/13/12/11/10s · 50/55/60/65/70 Mana
EAlistar tramples nearby enemy units, ignoring unit collision and gaining stacks if he damages an enemy champion.
Cooldown 12/11.5/11/10.5/10s · 50/55/60/65/70 Mana
RAlistar lets out a wild roar, removing all crowd control effects on himself, and reducing incoming physical and magical damage for the duration.
Cooldown 120/100/80s · 100 ManaMax Q first, then W, then E. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QPulverize | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WHeadbutt | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| ETrample | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RUnbreakable Will | R | R | R |
How Alistar performs against enemy support laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
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Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Track the roam — it is strongest where the enemy jungler already is
Punish the cooldown — Alistar is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 7/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
PTriumphant Roar
Alistar charges his roar by stunning or displacing enemy champions or when nearby enemies die. When fully charged he heals himself all nearby allied champions.
Passive — never cast
QPulverize
Alistar smashes the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies and tossing them into the air.
Cost 50/55/60/65/70 ManaCooldown 14/13/12/11/10sRange 365
WHeadbutt
Alistar rams a target with his head, dealing damage and knocking the target back.
Cost 50/55/60/65/70 ManaCooldown 14/13/12/11/10sRange 650
ETrample
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.
Cost 50/55/60/65/70 ManaCooldown 12/11.5/11/10.5/10sRange 350
RUnbreakable Will
Alistar lets out a wild roar, removing all crowd control effects on himself, and reducing incoming physical and magical damage for the duration.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 120/100/80sRange 1
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Alistar in 2 patches. The latest is patch 26.15, published 2026-07-28.
Base Stats
Ever since the loss of Mobility Boots / Symbiotic Soles, Alistar has felt constrained in his gameplay, to the point he's failing to compete in the current meta even though it favors roaming supports - a space we expect him to excel in.
Base Stats
Alistar has been one of the strongest support tanks for a while, whether you’re measuring pros or not. In order to create a more equitable support ecosystem, we’re delivering a nerf. While 7 armor may seem like a drastic change, recent armor nerfs to Braum and Leona both showed that these champions are very resilient to this type of change. We’ll of course be monitoring this change to ensure it hits our desired mark here.
Riot's data lists 17 looks for Alistar with their own art, the base skin included and 30 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Alistar | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 685 | =3rd | 620 |
| Health per level | 120 | =4th | 104 |
| Base armor | 40 | =2nd | 30 |
| Armor per level | 4.7 | =42nd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 62 | =50th | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.625 | =117th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 2.125% | =105th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 335 | =74th | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | =129th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 685 | +120 | 2725 | 3rd of 173 |
| Mana | 350 | +40 | 1030 | =80th of 145 |
| Armor | 40 | +4.7 | 119.9 | 22nd of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 | =5th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Alistar, the Minotaur, is a Tank and Support champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 7/10 for difficulty, 6/10 for attack, 9/10 for defense and 5/10 for magic. Alistar spends Mana and has 17 skins with their own art. Alistar's base armor of 40 is the 2nd-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 3 others). Alistar's base health of 685 is the 3rd-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 2 others).
Always a mighty warrior with a fearsome reputation, Alistar seeks revenge for the death of his clan at the hands of the Noxian empire. Though he was enslaved and forced into the life of a gladiator, his unbreakable will was what kept him from truly becoming a beast. Now, free of the chains of his former masters, he fights in the name of the downtrodden and the disadvantaged, his rage as much a weapon as his horns, hooves and fists.
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