Tier list / Support / Alistar

Alistar matchups

Tier 1#4 Support2Full build
You playAlistar

Tier 151.3% win · #4 support

An even matchup50.0%Alistar wins 50.0% of games into Thresh, a little below the 51.3% Alistar wins overall.
AgainstThresh

Tier 151.0% win · #1 support

50.0%50.5%

6,261 gamesSample A 49.8%Sample B 50.9%Sample C 50.2%Gold at 15 −145Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Alistar: Gold 51.1% · Plat 50.4% · Emerald 51.7% · Diamond 50.9%Thresh: Gold 50.0% · Plat 50.7% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 51.0%

Lane plan

Avoid Thresh’s Death Sentence (Q) by staying behind minions! Be careful of his Flash-Flay(E) combo even when Death Sentence(Q) is on cooldown! If you get hit with Death Sentence (Q), use Headbutt[W]- Pulverize [Q] combo on enemy AD champion!

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Celestial Opposition

    You complete Celestial Opposition at ~0 min; Thresh completes Solstice Sleigh at ~0 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Thresh's Dark Passage (W) is 21s, your Pulverize (Q) is 14s, so you're back first. Level 6: both ultimates 120s.

  • Ignite

    Thresh takes Flash + Ignite in 52.7% of games. You take Flash + Heal (39.9%).

Build into Thresh

Sample B · Emerald+ · 2,420 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    World AtlasHealth PotionHealth Potion

    World Atlas + Health Potion + Health Potion

    97.5% of games · 50.8% win
    • World AtlasHealth Potion50.0%

  2. First back

    BootsCloth ArmorRuby Crystal

    Boots, Cloth Armor, Ruby Crystal

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item0 min

    Celestial Opposition

    Celestial Opposition

    67.5% of games · 51.5% win
    • Solstice Sleigh49.1%

  4. 2nd item14 min

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    46.6% of games · 53.0% win
    • Zeke's Convergence48.3%
    • Knight's Vow55.6%

  5. 3rd item23 min

    Knight's Vow

    Knight's Vow

    24.0% of games · 57.3% win
    • Zeke's Convergence56.5%
    • Locket of the Iron Solari50.7%

  6. Boots11 min

    Boots of Swiftness

    Boots of Swiftness

    55.5% of games · 52.5% win
    • Plated Steelcaps49.7%
    • Mercury's Treads48.8%

  7. Late30–30 min

    Knight's VowThornmailBandlepipes

    Knight's Vow, Thornmail or Bandlepipes

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 1,719 games

ResolveResolve

  1. AftershockAftershockpicked in 71.0%
  2. Font of LifeFont of Lifepicked in 71.2%
  3. Bone PlatingBone Platingpicked in 66.1%
  4. UnflinchingUnflinchingpicked in 67.7%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Cosmic InsightCosmic Insightpicked in 55.3%
  2. Hextech FlashtraptionHextech Flashtraptionpicked in 54.0%

Shards

Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth ScalingAbility Haste · Health Scaling · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

  3. Glacial AugmentGlacial Augmentpicked in 11.2% · 272 games · no full page50.4%

Pick a keystone with a full page to see that page above.

Skill order

Most played order, 162 games
Q24579
W18101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE89.0% pick · 1,904 games52.9%
  2. WQE7.1% pick · 153 games54.2%

Thresh: Q start, max QEW228 games

Summoner spells

FlashHealFlash + Heal39.9% pick

FlashIgniteThresh: Flash + Ignite, 52.7%1,270 games

Play against Thresh

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Thresh's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P DamnationPassive
  2. Q Death Sentence19 / 16.5 / 14 / 11.5 / 9s cooldown · 70 mana · 1075 range19s19s14s9s
  3. W Dark Passage21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 950 range—21s21s21s
  4. E Flay13 / 12.25 / 11.5 / 10.75 / 10s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 500 range—13s13s11.5s
  5. R The Box120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 450 range——120s100s

Dark Passage (W) is the long one early: 21s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Alistar's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Triumphant RoarPassive
  2. Q Pulverize14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 365 range—14s12s10s
  3. W Headbutt14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 650 range14s14s14s12s
  4. E Trample12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 350 range—12s12s12s
  5. R Unbreakable Will120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana——120s100s

Pulverize (Q) is the long one early: 14s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 36 support matchups

Alistar's win rate into each one · green beats Alistar's average, rose falls short
44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.