Brand vs Alistar SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Brand into Alistarmedium

Overview

Use poke and burn to deny Alistar's brush engage angles and reduce his ADC's follow-up threat.
Control brush and river vision to limit Alistar's level 2 all-in windows and roaming potential.
Position behind your wave to maximize poke and set up empowered stuns for ADC follow-up.

Apply Blaze with or before threatening empowered stun to set up ADC damage.
Hold until enemies walk through your fire zones to maximize stun reliability and follow-up.
Avoid walking forward after cooldowns to prevent being caught by Alistar's engage without peel.

+ combo from brush with ADC follow-up creates high all-in threat; deny brush control.
Level 2 and 3 when Alistar gains full engage and stun combo; avoid extended trades without ADC support.
After is up, respect tower dive and extended fight potential; maintain peel and positioning.

Track level 2 race closely and only contest if your ADC can immediately follow your poke and stun threat.
Deny Alistar brush control by warding and positioning to prevent his + engage.
Use early wave pressure to keep ADC safe and create space for poke without overextending.

Level 2 unlocks poke plus stun setup; use this to pressure but respect Alistar's level 2 engage timing.
Level 3 full kit enables strong poke and stun combos; leverage brush control to threaten all-ins.
Level 6 bounce damage punishes grouped fights; coordinate with ADC and river vision for skirmishes.

Convert poke and stun pressure into denied enemy ADC positioning and forced recalls.
Use wave control and brush denial to create safe roam windows for mid pressure and dragon vision.
Coordinate level 6 all-ins with ADC and river vision to secure favorable 2v2 fights and objective setups.

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