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Alistar vs Morgana

Alistar

C-tierSupportSupport

Morgana

A-tierSupportSupportMidMid

The lane, from both sides

Alistar’s side

  • Weak against Morganafrom the Engage Tank build (Support)

    Black ShieldBlack ShieldEActive: Morgana grants a shield to the target allied champion or herself for 5 seconds, which absorbs incoming magic damage and grants crowd control immunity while it holds. blanks the PulverizePulverizeQActive: Alistar slams the ground beneath him, knocking up nearby enemies for 1 second, stunning them for 0.5 seconds upon landing and dealing magic damage. knock-up entirely - with the combo gone, Alistar has no lane.

How Alistar plays it

Engage Tank
Support1/13/16
Max
FlashExhaust
  • Ruby Sightstone
  • Boots of Mobility
  • Locket of the Iron Solari

Morgana’s side

  • Strong against Alistarfrom the AP Control Support build (Support)

    Morgana's Black ShieldBlack ShieldEActive: Morgana grants a shield to the target allied champion or herself for 5 seconds, which absorbs incoming magic damage and grants crowd control immunity while it holds. negates the HeadbuttHeadbuttWActive: Alistar dashes to the target enemy location. If the target is still in range on arrival, he deals them magic damage and stuns them for 1 second while also knocking them back 650 units.-PulverizePulverizeQActive: Alistar slams the ground beneath him, knocking up nearby enemies for 1 second, stunning them for 0.5 seconds upon landing and dealing magic damage. combo entirely, and Dark BindingDark BindingQActive: Morgana throws a sphere of dark magic in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first enemy hit and roots them for a duration. punishes him for walking up.

How Morgana plays it

AP Control Support
Support21/0/9
Max
FlashExhaust
  • Rod of Ages
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Zhonya's Hourglass

The lane in detail

AlistarMorgana

Morgana wins the lane the shield survives

Black Shield costs 50 at every rank. His two casts cost 140 at rank 1.

At rank 1, PulverizePulverizeQActive: Alistar slams the ground beneath him, knocking up nearby enemies for 1 second, stunning them for 0.5 seconds upon landing and dealing magic damage. deals 60 base magic damage into a 100 shield. If HeadbuttHeadbuttWActive: Alistar dashes to the target enemy location. If the target is still in range on arrival, he deals them magic damage and stuns them for 1 second while also knocking them back 650 units. breaks the remainder, its own stun and knockback are still blocked. The next disable needs the shield gone before it hits.

Who has the lane, level by level

1–2
3–5
6–13
14–18
  • 1–2Alistar: Pressure before Black Shield is learned
  • 3–5Even: A 100 shield against a 115 opening
  • 6–13Morgana: Soul Shackles adds a stun to the punish
  • 14–18Morgana: 160 absorbed, and back in 21 seconds
Key levels
  • 2HeadbuttLevel 2: Headbutt unlocks the combo; Dark Binding can already punish the approach
  • 3Black ShieldLevel 3: 100 absorbed for 50 mana, and rank 1 until level 14
  • 6Unbreakable WillLevel 6: Cleanses the root and halves what the soil ticks
  • 6Soul ShacklesLevel 6: 120 seconds, and the cast needs a body inside 575 of the 625 ring
  • 9PulverizeLevel 9: 240 damage on a 13 second clock, and still only 365 units

The numbers, head to head

AlistarMorgana

Mana for one engage at level 3

140 of 335120 of 420

Fifty of her spend is the shield; the rest went into the ground.

Seconds of control per cooldown

1s up, 0.5s stun · 17s5s duration · 23s cooldown

He controls 1.5 seconds out of every 17; her cover runs 5 out of every 23.

Who is bigger when they collide

544 · 102 a level489 · 86 a level

The gap is 55 health at level 1 and widens by 16 with every level after.

Which one has to close the distance

1s stun · 650 knockback2s root · 1175 units

His has to arrive before it does anything. Hers works from where she already stands.

The button each of them gets at six

7s · 50% less damage3s tether · 1.5s stun

The cleanse is instant, so it answers the tether's slow and not the stun three seconds later.

Reach, from above

650365125

Alistar

1175900625425

Morgana

Rings are ranges in game units, both radars on one scale. Abilities wear their icon, the basic attack wears the champion’s own face; the dashed ring wearing the opponent’s face is their longest reach.

The item race

Alistar

  • Boots of Mobility1000g

    Headbutt reaches 650, and the walk up to that 650 is what the 105 pays for.

  • Locket of the Iron Solari2225g

    Protect the ally caught by Dark Binding: the shield lasts 5 seconds, with a 60 second cooldown.

  • Shurelya's Reverie2100g

    Dark Binding roots one body for 2 seconds, and 40% speed for 3 gets everyone else out of the follow-up.

  • Aegis of the Legion2150g

    The magic-resistance aura protects the carry from Tormented Soil while Alistar's own resistance helps him stay close.

Morgana

  • Catalyst the Protector1200g

    A level-up restores mana for Black Shield and Tormented Soil, keeping Morgana in lane between Alistar engages.

  • Rod of Ages2800g

    His whole opening is 115 magic damage in two casts, and this puts 450 health in front of it.

  • Sorcerer's Shoes1100g

    Alistar carries 31.25 magic resist and gains 1.25 a level; this takes 15 straight off.

  • Zhonya's Hourglass3260g

    Cast once the stun ends, and 2.5 seconds of it spends the rest of his Trample.

Play it as Alistar

  1. 1Draw out Black ShieldBlack ShieldEActive: Morgana grants a shield to the target allied champion or herself for 5 seconds, which absorbs incoming magic damage and grants crowd control immunity while it holds., then re-engage after it expires and HeadbuttHeadbuttWActive: Alistar dashes to the target enemy location. If the target is still in range on arrival, he deals them magic damage and stuns them for 1 second while also knocking them back 650 units. returns; her rank-one cooldown is longer than yours.
  2. 2Aim the engage at the carry, because Black ShieldBlack ShieldEActive: Morgana grants a shield to the target allied champion or herself for 5 seconds, which absorbs incoming magic damage and grants crowd control immunity while it holds. has to be spent on a target before it holds anything.
  3. 3Wait outside the soil: five seconds of standing in it strips 20 magic resist at rank 1.

Play it as Morgana

  1. 1Shield at the walk-up, not at the knock-up. Rank 1 holds 100 and his opening is worth more than that.
  2. 2Cast Dark BindingDark BindingQActive: Morgana throws a sphere of dark magic in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first enemy hit and roots them for a duration. at his approach or landing point; do not rely on the dash forcing him to stay still afterward.
  3. 3Put Tormented SoilTormented SoilWActive: Morgana torments the soil at the target location, causing the area to become desecrated for 5 seconds. Enemies within take magic damage and have their magic resistance reduced every second. between him and the carry; five seconds of it is 125 damage at rank 1.

The kits at a glance

Alistar

Full abilities
  • Trample
  • Pulverize
  • Headbutt
  • Triumphant Roar
  • Unbreakable Will

Morgana

Full abilities
  • Soul Siphon
  • Dark Binding
  • Tormented Soil
  • Black Shield
  • Soul Shackles

Base stats, side by side

StatAlistarMorgana
Health544 (+102)489 (+86)
HP regen1.62 (+0.17)1.06 (+0.12)
Mana255 (+40)300 (+60)
Attack damage58.65 (+3.62)55.08 (+3.5)
Armor22 (+3.5)22.8 (+3.8)
Magic resist31.25 (+1.25)30
Attack speed0.625 (+2.125)0.579 (+1.53)
Move speed330335
Attack range125425

Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.

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