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Alistar & Miss Fortune vs Samira & Bard

Bot Lane Matchup

Alistar vs Samira (with Miss Fortune & Bard) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you and Miss Fortune win this lane — your level 2 W+Q spike is among the strongest in the game, and Samira's passive requires her to be in range where your combo is most lethal.
Post-6, your R makes you nearly unkillable during all-ins and allows you to dive under tower, but Bard's R can freeze you mid-combo and waste your engage, so you must bait or track it before committing.

Your best pattern is to W+Q onto Samira specifically, as she is the higher-damage threat and her E dash cannot escape your combo once it lands — Miss Fortune immediately follows with passive auto and E slow to secure the kill or force a flash.
After a successful engage, push the advantage by zoning Bard away from chimes, as denying his passive acceleration delays his power spikes significantly.

You should roam aggressively once the wave is shoved into the enemy tower — your W+Q roam threat to mid is one of the fastest and most impactful in the game, and Bard's own roaming nature means mid lane may be left without vision or support.
Optimal roam timing is after a successful level 2 or 3 trade that burns Samira's flash or forces a back, leaving Miss Fortune to safely freeze or slow-push while you create pressure elsewhere.

Do not engage when Bard's Q is visibly charged and aimed at you — a stunned Alistar mid-W+Q animation is a wasted engage and gives Samira a free trade window.
Always approach from an angle that forces Bard to choose between stunning you and protecting Samira, rather than walking directly into his Q line.

Created on 06/24/2026

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