Talk:Heimerdinger/@comment-3360627-20120516142545/@comment-5052127-20120517072843

If he is a 'chip character', or 'utility', just meant to cc or slowly poke away at the other team, then there is no reason for him to be more fragile AND less mobile than burst AP carries who are capable of focusing champs down and doing double or triple his damage in a teamfight.

He actually has THE LOWEST base armor AND armor scaling in the game, AND is tied for the slowest movespeed at 300. Pick any burst mage and compare base stats... I mean even ANNIE has more armor, and moves 310 instead of 300... and she has a MUCH more reliable stun AND better damage output, over a larger area.. And it's not because she has shorter range... Xerath has LONGER ranges, better ap ratios, better damage output, and not only has an armor passive but more base armor, 315 base movespeed, a movespeed boosting ability, and again, a more reliable stun.