Alistar

Alistar is the textbook hard-engage support: a melee tank who opens fights on his own schedule and keeps his carry alive once they start. His signature combo, Headbutt into Pulverize or Pulverize into a buffered Headbutt during the toss, either pulls one target away from its team or sends a whole group of enemies airborne. Hitting a flash-Pulverize reliably is one of the game’s best-known mechanical tests, and it explains why he rates harder to play than his straightforward kit would imply.

Past the crowd control burst, Trample lets him move through units and builds damage against enemy champions. At full stacks, his next basic attack stuns, adding a third source of lockdown for longer skirmishes. Triumphant Roar turns that disruption into healing: each stun or displacement on a champion charges it, and at full charge it restores his own health and that of nearby allies, which adds up to useful chip healing during laning and sieges.

Unbreakable Will is the reason diving with Alistar feels secure. He roars, removes every crowd control effect on himself, and greatly cuts the physical and magic damage he takes. He can stand under an enemy turret absorbing hits while his teammates pile in. Although he is listed for both support and top lane, he performs best anywhere a team needs a frontline initiator. Players who enjoy controlling the pace of teamfights, and don’t mind racking up assists rather than kills, will feel right at home as the Minotaur.