MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Karma
How often does Alistar beat Karma in Support?
Alistar into Karma in Support: 48% observed win rate across 2,363 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Alistar behind by 249 gold.
Does Alistar counter Karma?
The count says no. Karma holds 52% of 2,363 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 Karma: the Alistar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Alistar at 61% across 873 games. Flip the lead and Alistar falls to 40% across 1,487.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 61% | 873 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 40% | 1,487 |
| First blood | 53% | 532 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 55% | 532 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 1,130 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 54% | 407 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 153 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:52 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:12. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Alistar's Support build, with receipts
Into Karma specifically, Alistar finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 45.0% over 511 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.