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Alistar vs Jarvan IV

How often does Alistar beat Jarvan IV in Support?

Alistar into Jarvan IV in Support: 43% observed win rate across 107 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.

By 15 minutes the median game has Alistar behind by 520 gold.

Does Alistar counter Jarvan IV?

Too close for a counter call: Alistar sits at 43% over 107 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.

Beating Jarvan IV: the Alistar game plan

Someone usually dies here around 4:19 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:19. 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 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.