Alistar vs Janna Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Alistar is a tank/support hybrid, Janna a support/mage hybrid, and they meet in the Support lane. Over 1,052 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Alistar closes out 44.8% of them. Sitting 5.2 points below the 50% line marks Janna as a genuine problem pick for Alistar.
Janna holds a 425-unit range advantage (550 to 125), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. The burden is on Alistar: Janna has no reason to walk into an even fight.
Alistar looks for Trample (E); Janna answers with Howling Gale (Q). Level six shifts things: Unbreakable Will on one side, Monsoon on the other.
Alistar and Janna overlap on mixed damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Before items it is 685 HP, 40 armour, 32 MR for Alistar; 570, 28, 30 for Janna. Alistar starts 12 armour ahead, which is felt before either buys anything. Alistar scales to 2725 health by 18 while Janna reaches 2100. Alistar also hits harder before items — 62 AD to 47. Alistar walks at 330 and Janna at 325, so Alistar dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
Pair 44.8% with its 1,052 games and patch 16.13.1 before calling the matchup settled. The page tracks Alistar against Janna continuously rather than freezing on one patch.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Janna has the statistical edge. Alistar wins 44.8% of the recorded games.
44.8% from Alistar's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,052 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Alistar build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Alistar build page.