Talk:V1.0.0.125/@comment-58.168.17.69-20110914130728/@comment-3358335-20110914185629

I thought we were comparing Alistar to Shen, not Alistar to Nidalee.

But if you want. . Nidalee has one of the best Burst heal's in the game, as well as a lot of other skills that scale with AP much better than Alistar does. Frankly, when I am the one being targeted, I'll take a burst heal over an AOE heal 7 days out of the week. While AP Alistar is a viable damage build, it does not synergize nearly as well as the caster/support/dps AP Nidalee build does. She also has a much higher Mana regen rate than Alistar, and a shorter cool down on the skill.

Alistar's heal is negligible, and only remotely makes a difference in lane staying power. Frankly, if you are making Alistar stay in the lane healing, then you are winning. Because he could be roaming around destroying your team, or smashing your face and charging.