TFT CODEX

Defender Alistar

AA tier, averaging 4.46 over 9,296 sampled boards.
Alistar, Alune, Aphelios, Gnar, LeBlanc

Clustered out of sampled ranked games and rebuilt on every refresh. Updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:28 UTC.

5Alune
5Gnar
4Aphelios★★
4Lillia★★
2Alistar★★
2LeBlanc★★
1Ornn★★
1Xayah★★
Elderwood5next 7Brawler2next 4Defender2next 4Fae2next 4Lunar2next 3Rapidfire2next 3Spellweaver2next 4Attuned1Sprykin1next 3

Breakpoints

What each tier of the comp’s own traits was worth on these boards. The small number under each average is how many boards sat at that tier.

TraitPlacement at each tier
Brawler13.695,74623.34100
Defender14.335,22523.63104
Elderwood15.666825.623,22434.254,54142.661,28951.28174
Executioner14.262,08623.85243
Fae14.353,42023.62499
Lunar13.971,04723.22111
Rapidfire14.272,38024.18206
Spellweaver14.173,49124.3262
Flora Fatalis14.631,66424.06706

How it plays

Measured off the boards themselves, not from a description of how the comp is supposed to work.

8.59Average level
11.78Gold left
12.2Items held
31.6Last round

How often a unit of each cost reached three stars: 1-cost40.2%2-cost28.2%3-cost11.2%4-cost1.5%5-cost0.2%

Who actually shows up

How often each unit appeared on a board playing this comp, and how those boards placed. A unit in nearly every board is the comp; one in half of them is a flex slot.

UnitAppears inAvg place3★ rateBoards
Alistar99.8%4.4718.3%9,273
Ornn99.6%4.4727.5%9,258
Xayah97.1%4.4527.5%9,030
LeBlanc92.6%4.4321.0%8,607
Hecarim91.2%4.5010.0%8,477
Ezreal83.0%4.341.0%7,717
Gnar59.5%3.540.1%5,535
Lillia35.1%4.211.1%3,265

What people build

The items actually sitting on this comp’s units, counted per board.

Ornn carries here built for ability power, over 1,764 boards.

UnitItemAvg placeBoards
OrnnGargoyle Stoneplate4.641,994
OrnnWarmogs Armor4.491,296
OrnnSpirit Visage4.591,043
OrnnSunfire Cape4.16702
OrnnDragons Claw4.36577
OrnnBramble Vest4.15429
OrnnSteadfast Heart4.46329
OrnnProtectors Vow4.45326
OrnnEvenshroud4.22297
OrnnThiefs Gloves4.39286

By bracket

The bracket is the ladder tier the match was found through, not each player’s own rank — Riot’s match data carries no per-player rank, and looking all eight up would triple what every match costs. Read it as the company the game was in.

BracketAvg placeBoards
Emerald4.711,218
Platinum4.603,371
Gold4.294,323

Augments

Riot’s match data does not say which augments players took, so there is no augment win rate here and none is invented. Each line pairs what the augment grants with something measured about this comp: 6 are a real placement comparison, the rest say whether the augment suits how this comp actually plays. Augments we can tie to nothing are not listed, and the app behaves identically.

AugmentWhat we measuredBoards
EmbiggenFae 2 — averages 3.62 here, against 4.35 at Fae 1 (3919 boards)3,919
U.R.FRapidfire 2 — averages 4.18 here, against 4.27 at Rapidfire 1 (2586 boards)2,586
Consuming FloraFlora Fatalis 2 — averages 4.06 here, against 4.63 at Flora Fatalis 1 (2370 boards)2,370
Sun and MoonLunar 2 — averages 3.22 here, against 3.97 at Lunar 1 (1158 boards)1,158
Sun and Moon+Lunar 2 — averages 3.22 here, against 3.97 at Lunar 1 (1158 boards)1,158
Nature's ShelterElderwood 5 — averages 1.28 here, against 5.66 at Elderwood 1 (242 boards)242
Backline BlueprintCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Birthday PresentCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Birthday ReunionCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Blossom's CallCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Booster PackCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Booster Pack+Core units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Booster Pack++Core units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Build A BudCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Chosen of the SunCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Cognitive OverloadCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Construct a CompanionCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
DummifyCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Find Your CenterCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Forge A FriendCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Frontline FoundationCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Gilded SteelCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Hard CommitCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Jeweled Lotus ICore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Kick StartCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Luxury SubscriptionCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Max BuildCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Missed ConnectionsCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Patience Is A VirtueCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Slice of LifeCore units — Alistar, Ornn, Xayah (9296 boards)9,296
Backup BowsItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Big Grab BagItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Branching Out+Items here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Bronze For Life IItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Bronze For Life IIItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Call To ChaosItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Caretaker's AllyItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Caretaker's FavorItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Carve a PathItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Comeback StoryItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Component BuffetItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Cooking PotItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Crafted CraftingItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Cybernetic UplinkItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Duo QueueItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Exclusive CustomizationItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
ExpeditionItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Extra BucklesItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Feeling LuckyItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Flowing TearsItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Golden GambleItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Golden Gamble+Items here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Golden Gamble++Items here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Hard BargainItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Heroic Grab BagItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Heroic Grab Bag+Items here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Heroic Grab Bag++Items here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Iron AssetsItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Item ExtractionItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Latent ForgeItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Living ForgeItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Malicious MonetizationItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Min-MaxItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
One, Two, Five!Items here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Pandora's Items IIItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Pandora's Items IIIItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
PilferItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Radiant RascalItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Radiant RelicsItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
ReplicationItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Salvage BinItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Salvage Bin+Items here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Slightly Magic RollItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Small Grab BagItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Solo LevelingItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
StaffsmithItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Sweet TreatsItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
SwordsmithItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Team BuildingItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Urf's Grab BagItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
WarpathItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
We Stick TogetherItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Worth the WaitItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Worth the Wait IIItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Woven MagicItems here — Ornn runs Gargoyle Stoneplate, Ornn runs Warmogs Armor (1994 boards)1,994
Baron's Lair✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Coronation✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Cybernetic Implants✕ Wrong damage type — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Dark Ritual✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Deadlier Blades✕ Wrong damage type — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Deadlier Caps✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Double Trouble✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Early Learnings✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Focused Fire✕ Wrong damage type — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Hold the Line✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
NO SCOUT NO PIVOT✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Seraphim's Staff✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Soul Awakening✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Stand United✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
TONS of Stats!✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764
Tons of Stats!✓ Suits this carry — Ornn is built for ability power here (1764 boards)1,764