Heimerdinger is a ranged mage usually played Top on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Heimerdinger in ARAM: Heimerdinger excels at area control and poke in ARAM; set up turrets in chokepoints and use your abilities to harass enemies while staying safe behind your team.
Heimerdinger ARAM Abilities
Near allied or Heimerdinger's turrets, gain bonus Move Speed.
Heimerdinger places a cannon turret that fires rapidly and unleashes a pass-through beam.
Fires a wave of rockets that converge at the target location.
Heimerdinger throws a grenade that stuns the target hit and slows nearby enemies.
Heimerdinger's next basic ability is empowered with enhanced effects.
Heimerdinger ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Heimerdinger excels at area control and poke in ARAM; set up turrets in chokepoints and use your abilities to harass enemies while staying safe behind your team.
Tips
Place turrets in bushes to hide them and surprise enemies.
Use your ultimate (E) to zone enemies or secure kills from a distance.
Maximize turret uptime by staying near them and using your W to poke.
Build Liandry's Torment for sustained damage against tanky teams.
Use your grenade (E) to stun enemies who step on your turrets.
Combos
Place turrets, then use W (Rockets) to poke and zone enemies.
Throw grenade (E) to stun, then follow up with W and turret attacks.
Use ultimate (E) to initiate or finish low-health enemies from range.
Heimerdinger ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Sorcery
Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist
Transcendence
Gathering StormSecondary — Domination
Ultimate Hunter
Cheap ShotSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter
Core Items
- 1.
Blackfire Torch - 2.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter - 3.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy healing or lifesteal
- your team lacks grievous wounds
- you need both damage and health
Avoid when:
- enemy has no significant healing
- your champion prefers burst over sustained damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy stacking magic resist
- you are primary magic damage carry
- team has heavy AP threat
Avoid when:
- enemy has little to no magic resist
- you need utility or survivability instead
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has shields to burst through
- you need extra burst on squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is stacking magic resist
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Heimerdinger ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Heimerdinger in ARAM?
In ARAM, Heimerdinger typically builds core items like Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Sorcerer's Shoes and Deathfire Touch runes (Sorcery primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Heimerdinger in ARAM?
Take Deathfire Touch in the Sorcery tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Heimerdinger in ARAM.
How do you play Heimerdinger in ARAM?
Heimerdinger excels at area control and poke in ARAM; set up turrets in chokepoints and use your abilities to harass enemies while staying safe behind your team.
What is Heimerdinger's best combo in ARAM?
Place turrets, then use W (Rockets) to poke and zone enemies.
