MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Janna
How often does Alistar beat Janna in Support?
Alistar into Janna in Support: 45% observed win rate across 1,395 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Alistar behind by 182 gold.
Does Alistar counter Janna?
The count says no. Janna holds 55% of 1,395 ranked Support games here, and that gap clears the noise band. The matchup still gets won from {{champion}}'s side — the conditional rates on this page show where, each with its own game count.
Beating Janna: the Alistar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Alistar at 56% across 583 games. Flip the lead and Alistar falls to 38% across 811.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 56% | 583 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 38% | 811 |
| First blood | 52% | 348 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 50% | 334 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 44% | 779 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 283 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 104 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:31 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:11. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Alistar's Support build, with receipts
Into Janna specifically, Alistar finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 45.0% over 269 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 16.1-16.12.
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.