MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Soraka
How often does Alistar beat Soraka in Support?
Alistar into Soraka in Support: 47% observed win rate across 1,304 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 ahead by 49 gold.
Alistar at 15:00
- Gold: +49
- CS: +1
- XP: -180
Typical gap to Soraka, from 1,297 games that reached 15:00.
Does Alistar counter Soraka?
No counter here: Alistar sits at 47% over 1,304 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 Soraka: the Alistar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Alistar at 58% across 623 games. Flip the lead and Alistar falls to 38% across 679.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 623 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 679 |
| First blood | 58% | 358 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 52% | 365 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 47% | 637 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 302 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 123 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:45 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:03. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Alistar's Support build, with receipts
Into Soraka specifically, Alistar finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 46.2% over 279 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.