Alistar has made a triumphant return to the support meta on Patch 10.14
When Leona and Nautilus were constantly forcing aggressive plays earlier in Season 10, Alistar was forced to watch from the sidelines. When Bard and Senna offered an alternative to full tank supports, Alistar remained untouched. Now, on Patch 10.14, the Minotaur has finally been enabled and has made his mark on the support meta for the first time in 2020.
This sudden ascent up the League of Legends support tier list was partly due to a Pulverize cooldown buff on the most recent patch.
Alistar’s Q ability – the most important aspect of his kit – saw its cooldown reduced from 17/16/15/14/13 seconds to 15/14/13/12/11 seconds, a huge decrease.
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