Iceborn Gauntlet Alistar Build

Iceborn Gauntlet Alistar Build.

Iceborn Gauntlet Alistar build with runes and items. Iceborn Gauntlet Alistar guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Iceborn Gauntlet Alistar build in League of Legends Patch 26.4!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Sheen should be final item in your build.
Cloth Armor should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Alistar ability Pulverize should be leveled first.
Q
Alistar ability Headbutt should be leveled second.
W
Alistar ability Trample should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Plated Steelcaps should be final item in your build.
Iceborn Gauntlet should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Frozen Heart should be final item in your build.
Imperial Mandate should be final item in your build.
Randuin's Omen should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Aftershock from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Iceborn Gauntlet Alistar Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

Optional Summoner Spells

Ghost

Ghost

Ghost for extra mobility and chasing.

Exhaust

Exhaust

Defensive option. Exhaust for peeling against enemy divers and assassins and protecting your carries.

Optional Runes

Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying is a solid alternative. You become more tanky over time as your HP grows, you get some sustain and you get some damage as well.

Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of Mind.

Demolish

Demolish

If you are into taking objectives, you can consider taking Demolish rune. Usually it is worth it and lets you push turrets quicker. Utility slash team oriented option.

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How it works

  1. You rush Iceborn Gauntlet.
  2. You play as Tank, but with focus on kitting the enemy team and utility for your team.
  3. You disrupt fights with CC, soak damage, peel off your carries or initiate for your team.

Playstyle

  1. 🧊

    Rush Iceborn Gauntlet to slow and kite the enemy team.

  2. 🛡️

    Disrupt fights, create frozen pools, provide utility. All while soaking damage for your team.

  3. 🧰

    Adapt your tank items based on the enemy composition, so you can counter them.

How to play

Getting started

  1. You rush Iceborn Gauntlet #1, then you need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  2. You can rush Imperial Mandate #2 if you can afford it, this makes this build more fun. However, if you are behind, it is okay to just skip it.

During fights

  1. There's great synergy between Iceborn Gauntlet + Imperial Mandate + Font of Life. You create frozen pools that will persist for a few seconds, slowing enemies, applying Imperial Mandate debuff + Font of Life heal mark for your allies.

Items

  1. For more utility oriented build, you can get Locket of the Iron Solari (sustain) or Shurelya's Battlesong (engages).

Runes

  1. Triumph rune is better overall (heal and gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of Mind.
  2. Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. Trick #1 (the simplest combo possible): Headbutt (W) + Pulverize (Q) together, so you gap close with W and knock up immediately with Q.
  2. Trick #2: Pulverize (Q) first, then during animation use Flash right away to your target to insta stun them. This way you can insta CC unsuspecting enemies.
  3. Trick #3: Headbutt (W) to the minion, Pulverize (Q) (not in mid air, wait for W to end), then Flash right away to your target. You will insta stun them.
  4. Trick #4: You can CC for longer, if you first Headbutt (W) enemy into wall (it stuns them), then Pulverize (Q) them instead of jut doing W+Q.
  5. Trick #5: You can use Headbutt (W) to escape. Just W to a minion or enemy champion that is far away.
  6. Trick #6: If you Flash at the very end of the animation of Headbutt (W), you will cancel the ability.
  7. 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

  1. Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
  2. Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
  3. Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Skill Order

  • Alistar [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Pulverize
  • Alistar [object Object] ability.
    W
    Headbutt
  • Alistar [object Object] ability.
    E
    Trample
  • Alistar [object Object] ability.
    R
    Unbreakable Will

Items

Starting items
Sheen item.
Cloth Armor item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Starting items vs poke
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Rush #1
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Optional #2 rush
Imperial Mandate item.
Good tank items
Warmog's Armor item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Good utility items
Zeke's Convergence item.
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
Knight's Vow item.
Trailblazer item.
Good MR items
Force of Nature item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Spirit Visage item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Unending Despair item.
Frozen Heart item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Thornmail item.
Situational DMG items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Wit's End item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Plated Steelcaps item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Thornmail item.
Frozen Heart item.
Imperial Mandate item.
Randuin's Omen item.