Talk:Heimerdinger/@comment-118.71.151.203-20120307075001/@comment-24.146.194.181-20120422072507

Riot lists him as a support... Right now, he is what you would call a support damager. He gives up damage in team fights compared to most AP carries for some extra utility with his stun, possiblity to slow, and blind... he has the only stun in the game that can hit 3 people at once, one of the few multitarget spells that gets a full 35% slow from rylai's scepter (rockets) and a large aoe blind (a huge aoe 3 second blind).

Plus, the fact that his skills all have high base damage compared to their AP scaling lets him harass and zone very well all the way through mid game without having to build much AP, perfect for a lane support building early gold or aura items. His passive aoe heal to minions, towers, and any friendly champs in lane with you also helps make his lane very tough.