Talk:Alistar/@comment-6061249-20150212082217/@comment-3466579-20150219115601

You guys got all the points! Alistar Headbutt + Pulverize combo is a strong engage tool, almost as good as a Maplhite Unstoppable Force.

However, Alistar has a lot more options than the simple W+Q combo.

Pulverize can be used to stop a channel, or to keep opponents into some aoe damage, or it can be used as a counter to another hard cc ('you stun my adc, i knockup you').

Headbutt, just like every other repositioning skill, is extremely useful and strong. It can stop an engage, it can knock a dangerous enemy back out of a fight (or even on the other side of a thin wall) or knock a valuable target into your team.

I agree that, when your team already has a champion who can initiate a fight, you can avoid doing the famous Q+W combo and use your skills on a different and more useful way.