MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Nidalee
How often does Alistar beat Nidalee in Support?
Alistar into Nidalee in Support: 42% observed win rate across 110 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 699 gold.
Alistar at 15:00
- Gold: -699
- CS: -3
- XP: -157
Typical gap to Nidalee, from 110 games that reached 15:00.
Does Alistar counter Nidalee?
No counter here: Alistar sits at 42% over 110 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Nidalee: the Alistar game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 37% | 86 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 37% | 41 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:07 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:28. 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 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.