Talk:Alistar/@comment-26040142-20150211014907/@comment-5955640-20150213060404

Weird. Everytime I fight an Alistar in lane he always gets snared when he tries to use his headbutt or knockback. By the time he uses the other spell he's snared. Like clockwork it usually happens.

Alistar is sort of a sustain support but with his combo he has some initation. Initation is countered by poke so just staying out of his range or kiting him in a real definite way (no soft CC like slow unless you have dashes and even then watch out for that flash all in) to get on his nerves and wear him down. Wanna drive Alistar crazy with a support pick he has the worst time trying to catch and kill? You'll only hear me recommend this guy once so watch out. Zilean. Think about it. He can only heal so much, your movement speed boost and slow is killer and he can only net one of you with the headbutt. All that guy needs is the old revive ult. For best results get a caster Marksman or a marksman with dashes. He'll still get ya with that flash combo but you got him otherwise.

If you got a real good coordination with your support you can dance with danger and try getting a grabber like blitzcrank and pull Alistar away from his marksmen or away from his allies. Pull him under enemy turrets. Force him to use his spells when they can't captalize on it. A battle of attriution but don't forget the mana and health poitions. If you got cookies you should take those too.

Morgana snubs all the CC. Heabutt, Knockback? No way. Dark shield is too good. Watch out! It won't save you from the grizzled gunman. His burst breaks the shield and thensome (actually if i'm not mistaken attack damage spells are not absorbed).

Odd that you would ask on how to counter Alistar. He isn't back to doing well is he?