MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Braum
How often does Alistar beat Braum in Support?
Alistar into Braum in Support: 48% observed win rate across 2,707 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 38 gold.
Alistar at 15:00
- Gold: -38
- CS: 0
- XP: -97
Typical gap to Braum, from 2,694 games that reached 15:00.
Does Alistar counter Braum?
The count says no. Braum holds 52% of 2,707 ranked Support games here. The lane is still winnable. Alistar wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Alistar against Braum, and play for those first.
Beating Braum: the Alistar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Alistar at 58% across 1,293 games. Flip the lead and Alistar falls to 39% across 1,410.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 1,293 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 1,410 |
| First blood | 53% | 678 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 52% | 775 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 1,224 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 507 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 175 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:11 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:53. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Alistar's Support build, with receipts
Into Braum specifically, Alistar finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 49.3% over 621 games of this matchup.
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.