Talk:Heimerdinger/@comment-5211662-20161014192548

I don't know why people find Heimerdinger to be opressive. He is so easy to counter that it isn't even funny.

Most Heimers will try to put some turrets in the lane before the minions appear. That's where you enter; get to the lane before the minions come and destroy his turrets. They have a long recharge cooldown early.

Use Teleport. Because Heimerdinger will try to push and destroy your tower as early as possible, you need to sit and protect it for as much time as possible. And because it is pretty hard to kill Heimer anyway, you don't really need the kill pressure from Ignite, and the burst protection from Barrier/Heal is pointless, but to be able to teleport quickly to your lane is amazing, regardless if it is Heimer top or Heimer mid.

The majority of mages shit on Heimer. My favorite is Malzahar, because he can use Heimer's turrets to conduct his Malefic Visions, gaining more mana in the process. Then, Malzahar just ults Heimer and burst him down. However, Syndra works just as well, because she can literally grab his turrets and play with them, then burst Heimer. Vladimir also works. He will suffer a little early, but he can rush a Spirit Visage and heal off Heimer's turrets. One of the best melees to deal with Heimerdinger is Cho'Gath because his passive will let him heal the damage from turrets. Also, he can literally eat Heimer's turrets (with his ult, which allows him to gain HP)