Alistar " the Minotaur

Alistar is one of the best tanks in the League of Legends PC game. He has abilities that are extremely disruptive; a mass heal that can restore health to nearby allies and minions; as well as his ultimate ability, which allows him to take a huge reduction of damage dealt to him.

When playing Alistar, you definitely need to be in a duo lane as a support champion. Supporting an AD carry would be highly recommended as you are able to heal the carry and also let them farm off the minions during the early stages of laning. Remember, you are the tank and are there to disrupt the enemy team in team fights " not get the kills.

For Summoner Spells, Flash and Ghost are an absolute must. You really need these two to get into position to use your abilities the most effectively, which we will now get further into detail.

Alistar's Abilities:

Passive:

Trample "

When Alistar casts a spell, he obtains the ability to move through minions and enemy units dealing an extra amount of magic damage per second to them. This also affects towers and buildings.

Ability 1:

Pulverize "

Where Alistar is standing, he smashes the ground dealing magic damage to enemies in the area. This also knocks them up in the air, which stuns them upon landing back on the ground.

Ability 2:

Headbutt "

Alistar literally headbutts an enemy unit, knocking them back in the direction Alistar is facing. This is why Flash and Ghost are important for you to get into position with, as you typically want to be knocking the enemy to your team, not away (unless you need to save a fellow ally).

Ability 3:

Triumphant Roar "

This is Alistar's heal. Not only does he restore health to himself, but also to other ally champions and minions for half the amount he heals himself for. This is awesome for pushing lanes, keeping the minions healed in order for them to attack the enemy's towers.

Ability 4 (Ultimate):

Unbreakable Will "

Upon activating this ability, Alistar instantly removes all crowd control effects from himself, as well as taking a huge reduction of physical and magical damage for 7 seconds. This allows him to get into the middle of the team fight, take the heaviest damage and also disrupt the enemy team in order to disable them from attacking. Not only that, Alistar also gains an extra amount of attack damage, which definitely contributes to the team fight.

Tips On Playing Alistar:

• Items: As a tank, you need to build either support or defensive items. I personally like to build him as a semi aura tank, which means buying items such as Shurelya's Reverie, Aegis of the Legion, and an Abyssal Scepter.

As a support champion, it is hard to earn gold if you are not the one getting the minion kills so, I would recommend buying a Philosopher's Stone as it gives you 5 gold per 10 seconds, increased health regeneration and mana regeneration.

With boots, choose Ionian Boots of Lucidity for increased cooldown reduction or Boots of Mobility to get yourself into position a lot faster.