MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Alistar vs Zilean
How often does Alistar beat Zilean in Support?
Alistar into Zilean in Support: 46% observed win rate across 684 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 69 gold.
Alistar at 15:00
- Gold: -69
- CS: -3
- XP: -465
Typical gap to Zilean, from 682 games that reached 15:00.
Does Alistar counter Zilean?
The count says no. Zilean holds 54% of 684 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 Zilean, and play for those first.
Beating Zilean: the Alistar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Alistar at 54% across 340 games. Flip the lead and Alistar falls to 38% across 344.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 340 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 344 |
| First blood | 50% | 210 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 43% | 189 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 45% | 284 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 54% | 154 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 64% | 55 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:54 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:00. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Alistar's Support build, with receipts
Into Zilean specifically, Alistar finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 45.5% over 154 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.