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The 2022 League of Legends World Championship has been the most diverse tournament in the game’s history in terms of champion variety. Over 100 different champions have been picked or banned at the tournament for the first time in Worlds’ history. And with the majority of the knockout stage yet to be played, there are still plenty of opportunities to see more unconventional picks.
One of the best-performing off-meta picks at Worlds is Heimerdinger, who has primarily been used as a support champion in the tournament.
Although Heimerdinger has had sporadic success in various positions throughout League history, such as mid lane, top lane, and as a bottom laner, he has emerged as one of the most niche supports in the game at Worlds.
Who popularized Heimerdinger at Worlds?
Heimerdinger was first picked at Worlds 2022 by Cloud9 support Zven, but he didn’t secure his first win until DRX support BeryL piloted him. BeryL, a four-year veteran known for his unconventional picks in the LCK, brought his creative style to the international stage at Worlds.
During the second week of the group stage, DRX won consecutive games with Heimerdinger, ultimately leading to their first-place finish in Group C. BeryL has played Heimerdinger in five games overall, winning four of them with a 2.9 KDA, according to League stats site Games of Legends.
What are the optimal runes for Heimerdinger support?
Pro Heimerdinger support players have been choosing Sorcery as their primary rune tree and Domination as their secondary tree. The most effective Keystone rune for the champion is Arcane Comet, as all three of his damaging abilities, including his H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q), can trigger the Comet.
Which champions synergize well with Heimerdinger support?
Heimerdinger works best as a support when paired with an AD carry who has strong crowd control. Champions who can immobilize enemies and keep them within range of Heimerdinger’s turrets are a good choice to complement him. At Worlds, Ashe has been the go-to lane partner for Heimerdinger, using abilities like Volley (W) and Enchanted Crystal Arrow (R).
In both of DRX’s victories with Heimerdinger, Deft picked Ashe to accompany BeryL’s Heimerdinger. T1 also opted for Ashe when they used Heimerdinger to defeat RNG in the first game of their quarterfinal match.
In theory, other AD carries with crowd control, such as Jinx, Senna, and Varus, could also work well with Heimerdinger support.