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Heimerdinger build & stats

MageSupport A 197 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
53.8%
Pick rate
7.8%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Finish these three

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
8,650 gold
62.5% WR 8 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
52.3% 153 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Domination Domination
57.5% WR
40 games · 20% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Heal
72.0% 25 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Heimerdinger

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Heimerdinger wins 53.8% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (197 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Rabadon's Deathcap → Rylai's Crystal Scepter — 52% win rate over 27 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 52% of games with a 54% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
51.9% WR
27 games · 14% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
53.8% WR
26 games · 13% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
62.5% WR
8 games · 4% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
52.3% WR
153 games · 78% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
45.5% WR
11 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 60.7% 14% (28)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 58.2% 28% (55)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 53.8% 60% (119)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 53.4% 68% (133)
Void Staff Void Staff
 51.9% 14% (27)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 51.3% 78% (154)
Bloodletter's Curse Bloodletter's Curse
 50.0% 5% (10)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 46.7% 15% (30)
Malignance Malignance
 42.6% 24% (47)
Morellonomicon Morellonomicon
 42.3% 13% (26)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 40.0% 8% (15)
Banshee's Veil Banshee's Veil
 33.3% 3% (6)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
54.2% WR
48 games · 24% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Domination Domination
57.5% WR
40 games · 20% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Cheap Shot Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
34 games · 17% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 54.4%52% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 50.0%35% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 66.7%6% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 83.3%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 49.4%40% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 72.0%13% pick
  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 60.9%12% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PHextech Affinity

    Gain Move Speed while near allied towers and turrets deployed by Heimerdinger.

  • QH-28 G Evolution Turret

    Heimerdinger lays down a rapid-fire cannon turret equipped with a secondary pass-through beam attack (turrets deal half damage to towers).

  • WHextech Micro-Rockets

    Heimerdinger fires long-range rockets that converge on his cursor.

  • ECH-2 Electron Storm Grenade

    Heimerdinger lobs a grenade at a location, dealing damage to enemy units, as well as stunning anyone directly hit and slowing surrounding units.

  • RUPGRADE!!!

    Heimerdinger invents an upgrade, causing his next spell to have increased effects.