SupportTankVanguard

Alistar

The Minotaur

Free in Arena this week

About Alistar

Alistar, The Minotaur, is a support, tank, and vanguard champion in League of Legends played in support on Summoner's Rift. Riot released Alistar on February 21, 2009 in Patch Alpha Week 2. Alistar uses melee attacks and deals magical damage.

Alistar has 16 skins in 15 skin lines. Alistar has waited 107 days for a new skin, the 141st longest wait of 173 champions. See every champion's wait

Gameplay style

Alistar fills the support/tank/vanguard role with melee attacks, mostly in support.

Alistar deals magical damage and spends Mana to cast abilities. Tanks like Alistar soak damage at the front of fights and lock enemies down with crowd control.

Alistar's story

Always a mighty warrior with a fearsome reputation, Alistar seeks revenge for the death of his clan at the hands of the Noxian empire. Though he was enslaved and forced into the life of a gladiator, his unbreakable will was what kept him from truly becoming a beast. Now, free of the chains of his former masters, he fights in the name of the downtrodden and the disadvantaged, his rage as much a weapon as his horns, hooves and fists.

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Learning Alistar

Here is what Alistar does well and where this support, tank, and vanguard champion struggles.

Champion strengths

  • Team buffs and crowd control
  • Tough to kill in fights
  • Shields and peels for allies
  • Strong crowd control abilities

Champion weaknesses

  • Limited income for items
  • Limited damage output
  • Lower damage output
  • Can be kited by other champions

Alistar costs 675 BE or 585 RP. Alistar sits in Riot's second price tier, which covers champions with a moderate skill floor.

Alistar has not been on sale since March 1, 2026.

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