AlistarTop build

Off-meta Top

Support97%Top2%
Win
45.0%
▼5.0 vs Top
LP a game
−0.30
±0.37
Games
11.3k
a win +20.8 · a loss −17.9
Pick · Ban
0.09 · 1.6%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Alistar Top, patch 26.21: Imperial Mandate, Hextech Rocketbelt, Cosmic Drive; Electrocute + Sorcery; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 11,301 games).

Build

Most played of 11,301 games

Start

DrHp

64% · 44.1% won

Spells

FlIg

67% · 45.0% won

Skills

starts Q W E

33% · 43.6% won

Items 5.0% of games with a core

  1. Imperial Mandate
  2. Hextech Rocketbelt
  3. Cosmic Drive
4th
  • St52.1%won24% · 24pick, 24 games
  • Am57.7%won15% · 15pick, 15 games
  • Sh56.6%won11% · 11pick, 11 games
5th
  • Th47.3%won8.5% · 31pick, 31 games
  • Rd51.1%won7.4% · 27pick, 27 games
  • Am53.9%won6.3% · 23pick, 23 games
all builds

49.0% won (42.9–55.1) · 255 games

4th: of the 101 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity42% · 47.3% won

Skill path 27% of games · 44.8% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ14579
WW28101213
EE314151718
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Imperial Mandate › Hextech Rocketbelt › Cosmic Drive255 gamesMost played5.0%49.0%43% to 55%
  2. Hextech Rocketbelt › Imperial Mandate › Stormsurge237 games4.6%50.6%44% to 57%
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt › Stormsurge › Cosmic Drive98 gamesFew games1.9%55.1%45% to 65%
  4. Hextech Rocketbelt › Stormsurge › Shadowflame84 gamesFew games1.6%42.9%33% to 54%
  5. Imperial Mandate › Stormsurge › Shadowflame78 gamesFew games1.5%56.4%45% to 67%
  6. Imperial Mandate › Sunfire Aegis › Abyssal Mask63 gamesFew games1.2%44.4%33% to 57%
  7. Imperial Mandate › Hextech Rocketbelt › Abyssal Mask51 gamesFew games1.0%45.1%32% to 59%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E33%43.6%3,647
  2. starts W Q EHighest win28%46.9%3,099
  3. starts W Q E25%46.1%2,776
  4. starts Q W E3.7%45.9%414
  5. starts Q W E1.9%46.5%211

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion64% · 44.1% won · 7,166 games
  • Doran's Shield + Health Potion 21%45.4% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 8.7%49.7% won

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity42% · 47.3% won · 4,723 games
  • Plated Steelcaps 20%46.5% won
  • Sorcerer's Shoes 15%46.8% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite67% · 45.0% won · 7,542 games
  • Flash + Teleport 27%44.7% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 2.9%48.2% won
Every option as a table52 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Imperial Mandate › Hextech Rocketbelt › Cosmic Drive5.0%49.0%42.9%–55.1%255
Hextech Rocketbelt › Imperial Mandate › Stormsurge4.6%50.6%44.3%–56.9%237
Hextech Rocketbelt › Stormsurge › Cosmic DriveFew games1.9%55.1%45.3%–64.6%98
Hextech Rocketbelt › Stormsurge › ShadowflameFew games1.6%42.9%32.8%–53.5%84
Imperial Mandate › Stormsurge › ShadowflameFew games1.5%56.4%45.4%–66.9%78
Imperial Mandate › Sunfire Aegis › Abyssal MaskFew games1.2%44.4%32.9%–56.7%63
Imperial Mandate › Hextech Rocketbelt › Abyssal MaskFew games1.0%45.1%32.3%–58.6%51
4th item, of 1,697 games that reached it
Thornmail8.3%55.0%46.7%–63.0%140
Abyssal Mask8.0%61.5%53.1%–69.3%135
Cosmic Drive7.5%50.8%42.2%–59.3%128
Rabadon's Deathcap6.7%56.6%47.4%–65.4%113
Shadowflame6.3%55.1%45.7%–64.2%107
Stormsurge6.0%50.0%40.5%–59.5%102
5th item, of 367 games that reached it
ThornmailFew games8.5%41.9%26.4%–59.2%31
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games7.4%51.9%34.0%–69.3%27
Cosmic DriveFew games6.5%70.8%50.8%–85.1%24
Abyssal MaskFew games6.3%60.9%40.8%–77.8%23
Zhonya's HourglassFew games5.5%25.0%11.2%–46.9%20
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity42%47.3%45.9%–48.8%4,723
Plated Steelcaps20%46.5%44.4%–48.5%2,270
Sorcerer's Shoes15%46.8%44.4%–49.1%1,713
Mercury's Treads9.5%42.8%39.8%–45.7%1,078
No boots8.3%29.6%26.8%–32.6%932
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion64%44.1%42.9%–45.2%7,166
Doran's Shield + Health Potion21%45.4%43.4%–47.4%2,350
Doran's Helm + Health Potion8.7%49.7%46.6%–52.9%979
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess1.4%50.6%42.8%–58.4%154
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite67%45.0%43.9%–46.2%7,542
Flash + Teleport27%44.7%43.0%–46.5%3,062
Exhaust + Flash2.9%48.2%42.8%–53.6%328
Flash + Ghost1.5%45.8%38.5%–53.4%168
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E33%43.6%42.0%–45.2%3,647
Max W Q E · starts W Q E28%46.9%45.1%–48.7%3,099
Max Q W E · starts W Q E25%46.1%44.2%–47.9%2,776
Max W Q E · starts Q W E3.7%45.9%41.2%–50.7%414
Max Q E W · starts Q W E1.9%46.5%39.8%–53.2%211
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R27%44.8%43.0%–46.6%2,942
W Q E W W R W Q W Q R19%49.0%46.9%–51.1%2,096
W Q E Q Q R Q W Q W R18%47.4%45.2%–49.6%1,916
Q W E W W R W Q W Q R1.9%43.6%36.9%–50.5%202
W Q W E W R W Q W Q R1.3%41.6%33.7%–50.0%137
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R1.1%46.6%37.9%–55.6%118
Finished items
Sunfire Aegis21%48.1%46.0%–50.1%2,360
Stormsurge20%47.9%45.9%–50.0%2,292
Hollow Radiance14%49.8%47.3%–52.3%1,538
Thornmail12%50.3%47.6%–53.0%1,311
Abyssal Mask7.9%53.3%50.0%–56.6%887
Shadowflame7.8%49.6%46.3%–52.9%877
Luden's Echo6.3%45.0%41.4%–48.7%706
Blackfire Torch6.1%46.4%42.7%–50.2%685
Heartsteel5.0%45.0%41.0%–49.2%564
Frozen Heart4.6%53.6%49.4%–57.9%522

Questions

What do Alistar Top players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Imperial Mandate, then Hextech Rocketbelt, then Cosmic Drive: 2% of 11,301 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.0% win rate.

What skill order do Alistar Top players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 33% of 11,086 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 43.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Alistar Top players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 67% of 11,301 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 45.0% win rate.