Rakan vs Alistar SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Rakan into Alistarmedium

Overview

Use your high mobility and brush control to threaten engages with and ensure ADC follow-up.
Deny Alistar brush access to reduce his + knockup angles.
Position flexibly to shield and peel your ADC from Alistar's crowd control and displacement.

Engage with when your ADC can follow up on the knockup.
Hold charges to peel if Alistar commits + on your ADC.
Deny Alistar brush control to limit his predictable all-in angles and punish missed engages.

Alistar's + combo from brush with ADC follow-up creates high burst threat.
Alistar's level 6 enables durable tower dives and extended all-ins.
Losing brush vision or control opens angles for Alistar's engage and displacement.

Track the level 2 race closely and contest brush control to prevent Alistar's early all-in.
Use to shield and reposition your ADC safely during early wave pressure.
Crash the wave with your ADC before roaming to avoid leaving them vulnerable to Alistar's engage.

Level 2: Your + combo enables strong engage or peel; contest Alistar's level 2 brush control.
Level 3: Full kit with heal and poke improves lane sustain and poke pressure.
Level 6: charm chains multiple targets, turning fights with ADC follow-up and river vision.

Convert brush control into safe engage angles and deny Alistar knockup setups.
Use charm around river vision with ADC follow-up to secure kills or force recalls.
Roam after wave crashes with ADC safe to pressure mid and set up dragon vision.

Tactical tip

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