How is this not a thing again, yet?
His clears aren't that bad, in fact it's only the first clear that's noticeably slow. He has plenty of sustain with SoA and his heal. Ganks are amazing. Can get really tanky with Cinderhulk or even for fun go runic.
I'm not understanding how this is a thing. I was gonna try it for awhile cause it was fun last time I did but since he still hasn't been a common jungle pick I'm assuming there's something i'm missing...
braidedadhesive2 votesHe's super easy to counterjungle and his clear is slow af because of his long cooldowns.
Trash MammaI1 votesAs a 
main I find EVERYONE easy to counter jungle.
Also the first clear typically gets people low enough they won't counter jungle at all out of fear. (unless doing the level 2 cheese in which thats stopped by a single ward) after you get jungle item or bami's cinder you become pretty hard to counter jungle since you're always full hp
Ravenhale2 votesHonestly, I think you should go Runic with this guy and pick up Ionian boots while running CDR blues (5% flat, 5% scaling). That nets you 25% CDR + whatever the scaling is giving you at the time. You can also run MS quints since you probably won't need the LS quints on Alistar. Should be a quick moving tank. Pick up your last 10% CDR off something like Locket (if your team needs MR aura) or swap out the Ionian boots for Swifties and take a Frozen Heart or IceBorn Gauntlet. Still have three more slots to do whatever is needed.
Cooldowns are the big issue with this fella so I would prioritize the things that speed up your camp clears.
Skia Asteri1 votesBecause if it ever is a thing he will be gutted again.