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You can solo the new dragon as Heimerdinger at level 5; guaranteed at 6!

California Ice·12/15/2014, 4:08:06 AM·6 votes·8,067 views

Heimerdinger can now sneak a dragon at level 5! All you need is a Pink ward, Dorans ring, a couple of potions, and some neat dancing skills! I am also level 29, so I don't have any runes and my masteries are not completed, and I still managed to solo it! Once you hit level 5 in-lane, you need to go B (back to base) and buy a pink. Usually, your enemies think you DC'D or simple tried to gank another lane, because they think that level 5's can't do anything; especially Heimerdinger. Today, he proves wrong. There are specific way you need to align your turrets so they both don't take damage, so make sure to spread them apart inside the bit. **Remember, when the dragon is first aggravated, it will push back your turrets, so make sure to put ONE FIRST, then pop another one as soon as it goes back to the wall so that SECOND turret will not be stuck on the wall and the dragon WILL focus that one. **

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In this case, I set down a pink ward to make sure no other wards are there, if there are, simply take them out and DON'T do the dragon, because they know something is fishy. However, if there are no wards, you may take the dragon as you please because no one knows your doing it. You make walk around it, or you can burn your flash and start it right away, like I did. I always tell my self that a flash is worth a dragon early because the buff actually benefits everyone way earlier than later, and it's an early dragon!

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In this case, you see me in the pit along with my pink ward. Now, you will have to place your turrets away from each other, because the dragon does AOE damage, if you put them close together, they will both take damage when you don't want them to. Remember, the dragon attack speed is very low, and attacking the turret while you are autoing and damage it with spells will make it go down faster and cleaner. Just don't cluster your turrets, spread them. Also, make sure they don't go close to the **entrance **of the pit, more closer to the wall I am at. At level 6, it will be much easier and faster, but at level 5 it's still possible, but slower. At level 6 you have two turrets including your big turret, at level 5 it's possible to have 2 turrets, however remember the turrets **regenerate **so you can pop more as you do the dragon.

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Remember to NOT stand behind your turret, stand next to it if you have to. Remember, when the dragon is first aggravated, it will push back your turrets, so make sure to put ONE FIRST, then pop another one as soon as it goes back to the wall so that SECOND turret will not be stuck on the wall and the dragon WILL focus that one. Until them, make sure you are autoing and casting spells on it so it goes down faster. Also, make sure to use your potions and mana potions if you have to.

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Remember to not only let your turrets take damage, YOU need to take damage to. Don't take too much, however. Your goal is to make sure your turrets take the most damage as possible and if your recharging capabilities of turrets are low, you need to step in and tank some. This is why you need to dance and balance the damage of the dragon, and why you might need to use potions. At level 6, it may be easier for some, because the level 6 turret will be doing TONS of damage. This is critical, and with practice it will pay off in games.

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TLDR; You finished it! Early dragons are VERY important than you think, a boost for all your team in early games (especially at level 5) can make a HUGE difference in game outcomes, both early and late. Now only that, but your team also has the dragon timer. Remember, use potions, use your abilities, make sure you pop ONE turret first, so when the dragon pushes back your turret; you place another one so he will focus on that one, remember to pop another turret as soon as another one regenerates, and make sure the dragon is **NOT ** only focusing on the turret, but YOU also. You need to **balance **the damage so it won't over do the regeneration of your turrets. At level 6, this is almost never a problem. If you have to at first, you may flash over to start the dragon, but it's worth it. Early dragons are almost ALWAYS worth a flash, no matter what. If there is a ward when you placed a pink, DON'T do it, if a jungler knows whats your doing and steals it, it's going to suck! :)

Process takes about 1-3 minutes, depending if your level 5 or 6.

14 Comments

Deep Terror Nami12/15/2014, 4:15:36 AM2 votes

Small typo;

Remember to now only let your turrets take damage, YOU need to take damage to.

I can only assume "now" is "not", because otherwise it immediately contradicts itself. And "too", because grammar nazi.

iluvalar12/15/2014, 6:50:14 AM2 votes

You do it wrong for many reasons. Btw it was possible in S3 this is not new for heimer.

If you want to do it properly, you wait your level 6 and you make sure you shopped at least once. I suggest 2 beads or 2 crystalline bracers for this. Yes you could do it at level 5 without item, but you'd lose too much time which is experience you could get in your lane instead. And then there is the risk you get caught and you give a kill and dragon on top of that.

Once you shopped and hit 6, you clear your lane and keep the 2 turrets, you walk in the river as if you gank bot. On your way you drop the 2 turrets on each corners of the entrance of dragon pit. You reach bot lane and you scare them with a gank. You taxe the minions if necessary to make sure that wave hit the tower as well. So the bot lane is too bus to interrupt you. And i case of danger your bot lane can regroup with you. You return to dragon with 2 more turrets to place. You hit the dragon with a wrench and lure him toward his entrance. Your 2 turrets start to damage him. You place a turret to tank the damage, and then the second behind you and you start tanking yourself.

If you have the 2 beads and some spellvamp, life should be good and you dont even need to burn your ult. If you were in a hurry, you could drop your ult in front of you to tank and damage faster, but I'd recommend you keep it in your poket just in case the enemy jungler find you.

Hope it help.

Malicious Fury12/15/2014, 4:15:06 AM1 votes

You can solo Dragon with Pantheon at level 1.

lightdragoon8812/15/2014, 6:21:18 AM1 votes

And during this time you lost your mid-lane

Budupops12/15/2014, 12:07:00 PM1 votes

As you are lvl 29 i think you have made a few small mistakes. First off, don't use your flash because if the enemy then decides to do dragon, you are completely screwed. The other mistake is the pinkward. Goood in theory, but from the position you have put it it will not detect wards right outside the pit, which can see dragon. Other than that good job.

KidKaiser12/15/2014, 3:11:14 PM1 votes

just walk the 10secs and save your flash. if you really wanted to. then start sweepers. walk down to dragon and sweep. clear? pop the pink for vision. see a ward? kill it and walk back to lane. or do w/e you feel might be best. [ganking bot, invading enemy jungle]

that's too much time to be giving the enemy mid time to farm. definitely call for jungle/support cover. or have jungle/support help you take out dragon.

why solo when you don't need to amirite?!