How to win lane as Braum against Alistar · 50.55% win rate over 2,902 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Even level 1 as neither of you can meaningfully commit before abilities and cooldowns are up. |
| Level 2 | Alistar | Alistar's level-2 W-Q all-in threatens a kill before your third-hit stun comes online. |
| Level 3 | Alistar | At 3 he has the full Headbutt-Pulverize combo to dictate every engage while you only react. |
| Levels 4-5 | Alistar | Levels 4-5 he keeps the initiation edge, forcing you to charge W defensively rather than trade. |
| Level 6 | Alistar | His level-6 Unbreakable Will cleanses your CC and makes his all-in unstoppable. |
| First item | Alistar | Post-first-item his combo peels itself and outguns your reactive engage. |
| Two+ items | Alistar | Late game his reliable point-blank R engage beats your reactive knockup for landing first CC. |
Alistar owns the early bush. His level-2 W-Q combo threatens a kill before your Concussive Blows can stun, so respect his engage range, keep Q up as a peel, and don't walk into unwarded brush where he can flash-Headbutt your carry.
The full Braum vs Alistar report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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