Heimerdinger is so rarely played in League of Legends<\/em> that we had almost forgotten he was even a champion. Well, that may finally change, because the Donger himself is on deck for an update, according to<\/a> the most recent Riot post on the Dev Corner of the League<\/em> forums.<\/p>
Heimer sits at a depressing 0.37 percent play-rate, according to<\/a> League<\/em> stats website Champion.gg, and the reason is clear\u2014he\u2019s boring as hell to play. The only challenging or skill-expressive thing in Donger\u2019s kit is deciding where to strategically place his turrets. When a fight begins, though, it\u2019s as simple as firing his two skillshots and then sitting inside his turrets. As you can imagine, aside from being a total brain-dead champion, it\u2019s also very irritating to lane against him, even if you end up winning the lane. There\u2019s no counterplay involved when your enemy essentially just summons stationary minions that deal a lot of damage. Don\u2019t go near them, or you lose. That\u2019s it.<\/p>
Related:<\/strong> Rammus will be the next vanguard tank to be updated.<\/a><\/p>
The update also aims to make him stronger in the mid lane, much like the upcoming Malzahar update<\/a>. This means that Heimer might gain some power in the skill-shot department. Whether that means more damage or more functionality, we\u2019re unsure, but in order to compete in trading damage with a mid opponent, his skillshots would definitely need some work.<\/p>
