Talk:Heimerdinger/@comment-72.253.3.24-20120620080353/@comment-5052127-20120620181052

Here's a typical Item order for me... boots + 3 pots -> Sorc Shoes, Deathcap, RoA, then Zhonya's Hourglass and Abyssal Scepter in whatever order I need them, then last item depends on circumstances, if the game even lasts that long, but it often has some tank stats as well unless I'm already really doing good.

I find it's usually ok to be squishy early on, at least in mid, since Heimer really can play very safe and farm well there while being safe from ganks, especially with fully built boots, and the regeneration from 3 potions along with his passive gives him plenty of sustain vs any poke. I take that opportunity to grab deathcap fast to get my damage up. Since I DO want some tankiness when teamfights start; I want to at least have catalyst done by mid-game, if not the full RoA. Grabbing boots and deathcap fast helps me get early kills and snowball. If you really want to be safer or feel you need tankiness earlier, swap the order of RoA and Deathcap.