Talk:Alistar/@comment-26177260-20160914001650/@comment-15072984-20160914011352

As a Alistar main (Level 7), I know the struggle of the champion very well. Although, I play him as only top and mid (never support), I feel you. When they first nerfed his E from 12 to 16 seconds, I had to play more conservatively especially with the mana. In exchange with that, they "supposedly" said that they made the Wombo Combo (W+Q) more easier to land because they nerfed his headbutt speed a while ago. Like you, I land that combo about 95-98% of the time, missing the combo maybe like once or twice per game.

What pissed me off most that they nerfed his Ult. I can see why people complained about it so much because it was 70% damage reduction for every rank but with that changed, it made Alistar even harder to play. It's just practice and more practice and you'll find ways to work around those nerfs. And yes, AD is possible to use on Alistar, even now. I normally suit him up with AD and attack speed. First four items are Berserker's Greaves, Muramana, Ravenous Hydra and Nashor's Tooth. Last two depends on the situation, champion and lane. There's times I go AD and AP, AP and Armor, AD and Attack Speed, AD and Critical Strike or AD and Armor. Obviously, I break the meta and find different builds to use instead of using the typical "support" build. People may question my build, some would even make fun of me for it. As long you make a build that you're comfortable with and you're getting kills and/or assists from it, it'll all pay off at the end.