Alistar Support is a powerful engage tank who excels at setting up plays and protecting allies. Here's your comprehensive guide:

Key Tips:

• Stay close to your ADC during laning phase to threaten engagement
• Set up ambushes in bushes before major objectives
• After engaging, fall back to protect your carry

Core Build:

• Summoner Spells: Flash + Ignite
• Starting Items: Relic Shield, Health Potions
• Core Items: Celestial Opposition → Symbiotic Soles → Locket of the Iron Solari
• Final Items: Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, Vigilant Wardstone

Optimal Runes:

• Primary: Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching
• Secondary: Cosmic Insight, Hextech Flashtraption
• Shards: Ability Haste, Health Scaling, Health Scaling

Skill Order: Q > W > E

Strong Against:

• Tahm Kench (55.6% WR)
• Brand (54.9% WR)
• Sylas (54.8% WR)
• Mel (54.2% WR)
• Xerath (53.2% WR)

Weak Against:

• Taric (43.7% WR)
• Soraka (45.2% WR)
• Janna (45.5% WR)
• Vel'Koz (45.8% WR)
• Swain (47.1% WR)

Best ADC Synergies:

• Seraphine (57.5% WR)
• Nilah (56.1% WR)
• Yasuo (53.4% WR)
• Ziggs (53.4% WR)
• Smolder (53.3% WR)

Alternative Build Options:

• Phase Rush build: Focus on mobility and chase potential
• Glacial Augment build: Enhanced crowd control and utility

These builds maintain a 48-50% win rate across different playstyles, allowing you to adapt based on team composition and matchup.

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