How to win lane as Rell against Alistar · 51.04% win rate over 3,260 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Rell | You win level 1 because Break the Mountain shred plus ranged mounted knockup out-trades Alistar's melee range. |
| Level 2 | Rell | You win level 2 because your W-Crash Down knockup out-ranges his Q-W pancake and lands first. |
| Level 3 | Rell | You win level 3 because your E tether stun chains longer than his knockback Headbutt. |
| Levels 4-5 | Rell | You lead levels 4-5 because your CC-chain and shred snowball trades before he can itemize tankiness. |
| Level 6 | Rell | You win level 6 because Magnet Storm cancels his flash-W-Q dive better than his R saves him early. |
| First item | Rell | You keep the first-item lead as your two-part lockdown still bursts him before he stacks armor. |
| Two+ items | Alistar | Alistar takes 2+ items because R Unbreakable Will and stacked tankiness let him outlast your engage in long fights. |
You own levels 1-2. Rell's mounted charge into Crash Down knockup lands from outside Alistar's melee range, and your Break the Mountain armor shred lets your ADC trade up hard. Respect that his level-2 Q-W (Pulverize into Headbutt) is a genuine flash-punish, so keep W-E for after he commits rather than throwing it into minions.
The full Rell 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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