Zyra vs Alistar SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Overview

Control brush with plants to deny Alistar's engage angles and enable safer ADC follow-up.
Use root and plant zones to force Alistar and his ADC through your poke.
Hold to convert Alistar's engage into a zone fight protecting your ADC access.

Seed brush and threaten roots to zone Alistar and enable ADC poke follow-up.
Hold for committed fights after Alistar commits + to punish his engage.
Avoid missing roots before Alistar's engage cooldown resets to maintain lane safety.

Alistar's + knockup combo from brush or flank angles threatens your ADC's positioning.
Level 2 and 3 when Alistar gains full engage kit and can force all-ins with ADC follow-up.
When Alistar's ultimate is up, he can ignore burst and dive, threatening extended fights near turret.

Win or contest the level 2 root race to punish Alistar's + engage with ADC follow-up.
Deny Alistar brush control early to limit his knockup angles and reduce enemy ADC threat.
Avoid overpushing to prevent giving Alistar easy engage windows or roam opportunities.

Level 2 unlocks root plus plant poke, increasing lane pressure and punishing Alistar's engage attempts.
Level 3 strengthens seed control, enhancing brush denial and enabling safer poke and peel.
Level 6 turns Alistar's all-ins into zone control fights, increasing your peel and ADC protection.

Convert brush control into denied enemy ADC positioning and forced paths through your plants.
Use root and with ADC follow-up to dominate clustered fights and secure dragon setups.
Set river vision to track Alistar's roam timer and safely create favorable 2v2 or 3v3 fights around objectives.

Tactical tip

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