User blog comment:NeonSpotlight/NeonSpotlight's Balance Changes/@comment-3466579-20130611100011

I don't mind Alistar's current cooldown on Pulverize, i think it's fair as it is, while i found your idea of lowering its mana cost very good. I'd do it to Headbutt too. The W+Q combo is too damn costly, even ridiculous if you compare it to Leona's one, or even Blitzcrank's Q+E, for example. I don't think ap ratio should be increased: Alistar is a support tank (or jungler, at most), there's no need for him to be played in another way. It's much better for a champion to be good at a particular role then being able to play different ones with less effectiveness. I also don't think Alistar's heal should be buffed: he already has one of the strongest initiation or counter-initiation skills, giving him a better sustain will make him a little op. In other words, you don't play Alistar for his Triumphant Roar, if you need heals you'd better pick Sona or Soraka.

I like your buffs to Brand, it hurts me seeing how underplayed he is.

Good job on Kennen too, in my opinion: sometimes his ultimate seems to slow at stunning opponents, but the buff is not strong enough to make him overpowered.