[GAMEPLAY] Alistar Headbutt->Pulverize bug
The Headbutt->Pulverize combo will fail to function properly if you cast Pulverize too fast. Both abilities apply damage and the stun from Pulverize will be active _after _ your target is knocked back. This bug has existed since the Alistar remake of 2011, as the age of this video indicates, but the recent headbutt nerf in patch 5.16 has drastically increased the bug rate from once every couple games to several times a game.
> W - Headbutt > TRAVEL SPEED 1500 ⇒ 1200
Pre 5.16 it was pretty difficult to reproduce. As of now, however, the time frame for this bug is much larger. The closer you are to your target before Headbutting, the harder it is to get the combo bug. It could be impossible at close/melee range, I don't really know for sure.
- Stand at max headbutt distance.
- Right as the headbutt animation starts, start mashing pulverize.
- If you get the normal combo, you didn't press pulverize fast enough.
I understand this isn't the most game breaking bug, but I cannot stress enough how easily a guaranteed kill can be turned into assisting the enemy team. It happened on camera in LCS (at least) once, and Jatt referred to it as "An ill-advised Headbutt". As of 5.16 I avoid picking Alistar simply because of how inconsistent W>Q is now. Seems like it would be worth fixing for the Worlds patch...
