Heimerdeinger support? Can it work?

CancerBasedGod··2 votes·561 views

Okay so, I know this isn't meta, and I wasn't looking for a genius meta break pick. I just didn't want to play Taric or Janna like I usually do. You see, my ADC was a Teemo... ADC Teemos are people who have no intention of being team players... Obviously if they wanted to be team players they wouldn't ADC Teemo. So long story short I decided to play Heim and take over the lane, try and 2v1.

What I found out was honestly kind of surprising, not only was the pressure understandably good, but Heim seems to have a hidden support function. The enemy support was a nautilus, and oh how he tried to Q me... The issue is the turrets kept getting in his way. It even happens to work out so that if you are fast enough you can place a turret faster than he can Q you. Heim turrets can block attacks like naut Q on a moments notice. I'm not certain, but at this point I think he may be a viable counter pick to Naut/Blitz/Thresh. They try to grab you, they grab a turret in their face.

So I'm still not sure support Heim will be new meta, but it really does seem like he is a viable support between blocking with turrets and denying area on Zyra level.

12 Comments

Teémò2 votes

He isn't a bad support, just champions like jinx that have aoe can abuse his turrets. his E stun Ult W though can definitely one shot adc's though. Rip banner of command heimer support.

CancerBasedGod1 votes

Yeah I'm not trying to claim he's the end all be all support, but it really is as a counter pick to certain opponents I think he could shine.

Elohaven1 votes

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You see, my ADC was a Teemo... ADC Teemos are people who have no intention of being team players... Obviously if they wanted to be team players they wouldn't ADC Teemo. So long story short I decided to play Heim and take over the lane, try and 2v1.

ADC Teemo: http://i.imgur.com/zeB2R6t.png

CancerBasedGod1 votes

Still a cancer and not the point of this thread.

Elohaven2 votes

I'm just implying, and now stating, your comment is ignorant because it's generalizing and implying a stereotype. E.G. All Vayne players are toxic when that's not necessarily true.

It's also saying offmeta picks are horrid which contradicts your post of Hermeindinger support.

CancerBasedGod1 votes

Not a stereotype. ADC Teemo is not helpful to the team. In fact all Teemo is statistically inferior to most other characters except in very low level play.

There is no team in teemo.

Wolfess1 votes

Heimerdinger support only works if you're going for a kill lane because his turrets will steal a ton of CS from whoever your lane partner is, so it's basically a zoning and harassing lane to shove your minions into their tower and make the enemy lose CS.

Leo10241 votes

Teemos are players who have no intention of being a team player...

*wants to heim support

CancerBasedGod1 votes

You clearly didn't read this post. I usually Taric or Janna. I only did this because supporting a Teemo in duo is a losing lane. (especially with janna, as he doesn't use AD, and doesn't benefit from the shield AD boost.)

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

ive seen it... not a fan of it...

he pushes the wave really hard ... ends up taking cs with turrets

and he isnt a great protector

Alex h87211 votes

The only issue I have w/ heimer support (i've seen it a few times) is that the turrets steal cs from the adc, so if you are going even in lane the enemy adc will be stronger than your adc, aside from that I don't see a problem w/ it.

CancerBasedGod1 votes

I feel like there are two mitigating factors to this though, one is that his turrets are not super high dps, and I think a sufficiently skilled adc could still get all the farm while in lane. (Except probably not Jhin with that amo) The other thing to consider is that Heim pushes minions under the enemy turret, and when your minions die to their turret instead of their adc, they lose CS. I'm not sure you would really wind up with an under-leveled adc, and you might succeed in under-leveling theirs.

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