Talk:Hecarim/@comment-198.209.95.10-20120424175822/@comment-175.139.56.93-20120425192224

You're absolutely right in saying he 'does not' have to be built tanky. Indeed, a tank sould be the one initiating. However, consider this: What if your team lacks a tank? Or what if you require more tankiness in teamfights? Relying on a 4 second heal to 'tank' up in such cases is sheer folly for burst casters and heavy cc. Notice that is is 30% of all damage dealt for 4 seconds. So yes, in some situations where you have enough primary tanks -such as Nautilus or Maokai- playing Hecarim as a glass cannon can work. But if you need tankiness -which in most cases, you usually will- then balance the damage with tanky items. Don't say it 'doesn't matter' if you get stun locked. It bloody does. It just doesn't make it 4 v 5, against burst casters your 30% damage to heal ratio will never cut it. So while playing full on damage is most certainly viable, it might not be extremely efficient.