AP Alistar Build
AP Alistar build with runes and items. AP Alistar guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Alistar build in League of Legends Patch 14.19!
Updated: 2024-08-04 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
W
E
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
AP Alistar Runes
Domination
Precision
Passive
How it works
AP Build specific
- You play as burst oriented Mage.
- You build AP items.
- You rush Stormsurge.
How to play
AP Build specific
- Playing AP Alistar build, your default rush is Stormsurge.
- Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
- Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
Alistar specific
- Horizon Focus is a great item and can be rushed #1/#2.
- If you go Lich Bane, you can weave it between your abilities. For example, after W + Q combo, you have one proc of Lich Bane. You can wait 2 seconds before using E, so you can have one more Lich Bane proc.
- Luden's Companion can be a good item if you can consistently go in or Headbutt (W).
Tips and Tricks
General
- Trick #1 (the simplest combo possible): W + Q together, so you gap close with W and knock up immediately with Q.
- Trick #2: Q first, then during animation use Flash right away to your target to insta stun them. This way you can insta CC unsuspecting enemies.
- Trick #3: W to the minion, Q (not in mid air, wait for W to end), then Flash right away to your target. You will insta stun them.
- Trick #4: You can CC for longer, if you first W enemy into wall (it stuns them), then Q them instead of jut doing W+Q.
- Trick #5: You can use W to escape. Just W to a minion or enemy champion that is far away.
- Trick #6: If you Flash at the very end of the animation of Headbutt (W), you will cancel the ability.
- Your Unbreakable Will (R) is most effective when you are high HP. Pop it at the beginning of the fight, do not wait to be low hp, unless you are expecting to remove some crucial CC.
Riot
- Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
- Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
- Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.
Skill Order
- PulverizeQ
- HeadbuttW
- TrampleE
- Unbreakable WillR
Items
Starting items
Rush this
Boots
Good items
Situational items
Against high MR
Counter high HP
Counter healing
For the last fight
Example final build