How do you deal with Heimerdinger?

Samflash3·Feb 25, 2015·1 votes·2,154 views

Most frustrating champion I face as a jungler. I try killing him and his turrets of turrety turrets hurt. I go for the turrets (which take 3 hits to kill) and he just drops another. I battle him low health but he just zhonya's and proceeds to keep me at bay with his slow ult turret. How do I face him?

I've tried AoE smite but most Heim's space out their turret. MR, yeah but he still hurts.

He's one of those midlaners I can never gank early game because he will just run circles around his turrets while hitting you with his rockets and stun grenade. Boom. Instant double kill. Cannot kill him 1v1 or 1v2. 1v3, sure. But not without taking a ton of damage. Even when we do kill him, his turrets are still active and will finish off anyone that they didn't

Yeah it seems like a QQ thread. Sorry. I just can't deal with the donger. How do you deal with the donger?

8 Comments

GigglingAngelFeb 25, 20151 votes

He's a champion who's only truly safe when you play by his rules. Pay close attention to his mana bar and turret kit count (they float around him, up to 3 at max rank). You want to try and get him when he's only got 1-2 turrets out with little mana.

Joe DreddFeb 25, 20151 votes

idk, I've actually never won against a Heimer this season.

TerffFeb 25, 20151 votes

Vladimir handles his turrets quite well, but a smart heimerdinger will know to max rockets if his turrets are being poked down too fast, don't underestimate his rockets although they drain his mana faster

UperiorFeb 25, 20151 votes

I would say Azir but since they nerfed the range of his W's autoattacks...

Just play Akali Ahri Katarina or Nidalee

Samflash3Feb 25, 20151 votes

Aren't all but ahri bad to face an heimer?

GigglingAngelFeb 25, 20151 votes

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Aren't all but ahri bad to face an heimer?

No. Anyone with long-range burst and AoE will do well against Heimer. This would include champs like Morgana with her pool, Ziggs with his bombs, Malz with his AIDS, Syndra with her spammable bubbles, et cetera. He actually has quite a few counters.

MigYalleFeb 25, 20151 votes

Vladimir, All day everyday, Q destroys 1 turret instantly at rank 5, + heals him from any damage he took, If he gets inbetween all turrets to all in, a good E, and Q will sustain his health + do damage to heimer, If Heimer shoots ult grenade/rockets you can W, and W a few shots of the ult turret, but he is very good. Ganking wise? I got nothing, It's better to just let the laner deal with Heimer and you camp other lanes.

the Anarchit3chtFeb 25, 20151 votes

Heimer is always meant to be a bit safe. Coordinate well with your laner. Juggle his turret aggro/both of you pick off his turrets and come at him from different directions. His abilities can typically only be used in one direction apart from his turrets. Ensure that your laner, especially if ranged, destroys his turrets so that he doesn't have a bunch sitting on the ready to replace them as you destroy them.