How do I even Alistar?

PiggyTheAstro··2 votes·1,620 views

So, I've been relly struggling with Alistar lately, idk why, but he just feels weak to me, here are the problems I have:

1)Really long cooldown on Q 2)W make you vulnerable and can't chase with it 3)Takes a lot of time to get stacks on E 4)I don't notice his ult doing much

Early game, I play like a usual supp would, try to up my vision score, heal (using a rune and relic shield to heal), but then the exciting part comes, we get ganked, I peel away the jungler with my W, but that puts me into a very vulnerable position, so it's likely that I die, unless I manage to make space with my Q. If we win an engagement, there's no way I can stop the enemy from running away since my W would push him even further. If the ADC dies and I'm left against the enemy bot lane I try to not let anyone dive me, guardiang my tower from damage with my W and Q.

In teamfights, my E feels like a joke since it takes me a long while to stack it, if the enemies retreat, I try to go around a selected enemy, knock him up with Q and then push him into my team with W. But I feel like my R is also quite crap, the disability removal is barely anything.

My question is: how do I play Alistar?

5 Comments

SnowLeopard911 votes

As Alistar, you have two modes to switch between - the first is knocking the enemy around to prevent your carry being caught. The second is standing around doing nothing, looking for an opportunity to dive in and initiate a big fight with your combo.

That's pretty much it. That's your entire game plan. Peel until it's time to combo.

REDCOLORED1 votes

Aggressive with team. Don't duo . you need your team cause alistar is for teamfights. your E is for enemy carry try to stun him by using E to wall or you can easily use E when enemy MF ults your team

Kuwabaramulberry1 votes

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Aggressive with team. Don't duo . you need your team cause alistar is for teamfights. your E is for enemy carry try to stun him by using E to wall or you can easily use E when enemy MF ults your team

Found the braum main

REDCOLORED1 votes

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Found the braum main

You asked for advice I did answered if you don't want to hear it than don't ask it. being toxic is reason why you WILL NEVER be good support.

jocomotion1 votes

You can't use Alistar's abilities re actively, need to use them proactively, create moments where the enemies back is to the wall.

1: Are you higher level than the enemy? Go in, you're level 2 is probably one of the strongest in the game. Use targons on a minion right before you hit level 2, hit level 2, and go really ham. 2: Use your heal to its full advantage, when you almost have 7 stacks, go in, you'll get a surprising big heal as well as engage. 3: TOWER DIVE, Ali's ultimate is amazing if used in the right situations, no one's going to focus you in fights so you need to force them to do so while your ult is up. Ult Towerdiving level 6 with an ally on a half health squishy is usually a free kill. 4: Zone people. This kind of goes with your ultimate. If your in the middle of a fight you don't really need to engage, keep people away from your carry. They'll either have to focus you, which again damage reduction, or give up.

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