MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Annie
How often does Alistar beat Annie in Support?
Alistar into Annie in Support: 54% observed win rate across 83 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Alistar behind by 302 gold.
Alistar at 15:00
- Gold: -302
- CS: -4
- XP: -200
Typical gap to Annie, from 82 games that reached 15:00.
Does Alistar counter Annie?
No counter here: Alistar sits at 54% over 83 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Annie: the Alistar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Alistar at 58% across 40 games. Flip the lead and Alistar falls to 51% across 43.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 40 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 43 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:11 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:07. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Alistar's Support build, with receipts
The most-finished Alistar core is Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow: 62.0% across 711 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Locket of the Iron Solari (13,952 games).
Skill plan: Alistar players max Q first and take W at level 1.