MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Swain
How often does Alistar beat Swain in Support?
Alistar into Swain in Support: 47% observed win rate across 1,034 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 612 gold.
Alistar at 15:00
- Gold: -612
- CS: -7
- XP: -432
Typical gap to Swain, from 1,032 games that reached 15:00.
Does Alistar counter Swain?
The count says no. Swain holds 54% of 1,034 ranked Support games here. The lane is still winnable. Alistar wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Alistar against Swain, and play for those first.
Beating Swain: the Alistar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Alistar at 60% across 307 games. Flip the lead and Alistar falls to 41% across 727.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 307 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 727 |
| First blood | 52% | 287 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 203 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 41% | 325 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 162 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 77% | 57 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:11 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:07. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Alistar's Support build, with receipts
Into Swain specifically, Alistar finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 47.4% over 251 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.