MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Mel
How often does Alistar beat Mel in Support?
Alistar into Mel in Support: 57% observed win rate across 620 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 690 gold.
Alistar at 15:00
- Gold: -690
- CS: -7
- XP: -329
Typical gap to Mel, from 615 games that reached 15:00.
Does Alistar counter Mel?
The count says yes: across 620 ranked Support games into Mel, Alistar takes 57%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Alistar.
Beating Mel: the Alistar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Alistar at 73% across 177 games. Flip the lead and Alistar falls to 51% across 443.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 73% | 177 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 443 |
| First blood | 65% | 168 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 69% | 85 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 207 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 88 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:11 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:09. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Alistar's Support build, with receipts
Into Mel specifically, Alistar finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 60.0% over 135 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.