Trample on Alistar- Is he now more like a...

[quote=awwsmm]I just played a game as alistar, I soon found that alistar now can deal some insane damage after the most recent patch. Trample uses 10% of AP into damage per second, and with a lichbane or something it can deal serious amounts of damage and gives great minion farming. Im just saying AP alistar is starting to look better and better to me and I tried it and got great results. I dont know how to put up pictures for the proof but I went 9/6/15 with 5 tower kills and 171 minion kills. There was a enemy rumble who had 17 kills and was very fed but I could kill him very easily 1v1. [color=red]I posted this to ask could this be the rise of AP alistar? Or at least a alistar that is built more like a Cho'Gath (AP offtank)?[/color][/quote]

[quote=JunSupport]Playing AP means you can't build as Tank or Support as efficiently. Trample makes him an excellent farmer, although it makes him push unnecessarily. How exactly Trample effects him, we'll have to wait and see.[/quote]

[quote=Searz]He's best as support tank. Getting a ROA and a lategame Lich Bane on him MIGHT work, but any more AP than that and you'll just be hurting your viability.[/quote]

[quote=Jvstm]I used to build AP Alistar. He did some sick burst and pushed INCREDIBLY well with a mix of his ult, heal and Lichbane procs. That being said, I prefer(ed) to build him tank with AS boots and Trinity Force.[/quote]

[quote=BloodyBarron]Trample changes many things about alistars, it gives him amazing potential as a mage nuker, and with some CDr he can spam abilities the deal 600 damage each. Along with a lichbane even his heals are deadly.[/quote]

[quote=caucheka]i don't really think ap alistairs is that good anymore. trample does shit damage and they nerfed the damage of his other 2 spells.[/quote]

[quote=Searz]AP Alistar was never good.[/quote]

[quote=Riggsinator][quote=Searz] AP Alistar was never good. [/quote] Only because people saw Alistar on their team and go "LOL WE HAS TANK" and then he gets pidgeonholed into AP-Tanking in which Alistar isn't a good main tank to begin with. I don't like AP alistar just because he has a knockback that ends up usually saving enemies rather than killing them, plus getting in position to use it usually means your going to be CC locked and killed.[/quote]

[quote=Searz][quote=Riggsinator] I don't like AP alistar just because he has a knockback that ends up usually saving enemies rather than killing them, plus getting in position to use it usually means your going to be CC locked and killed.[/quote] A few of the many reasons not to build Alistar with AP.[/quote]

[quote=Queso]Jungle Alistar is a beast now.[/quote]