Talk:Hecarim/@comment-87.120.65.203-20120419134529/@comment-69.141.8.150-20120419180243

he's not a support tank.

He's a tanky dps, most of his damage comes from being able to shrug off enemy fire and simply keep banging away with his Q and W.

He has extremely low range, two of abilities put him harms way, his passive allows him to bypass units, and his W grants him a very unique healing mechanic. He's meant to be in the front of the fight and initiate or counter-initiate. Because of this, he can't afford to build squishy dps, he has to build likes like Atmas, Frozen Mallet, Hexdrinker, or Randuin's etc.

He's not a tank the same Nautilus, Leona, or Rammus are tanks. He's more like Skarner or Jarvan, they can initiate but afterwards they need to dish out persistent damage during the fight.

He doesn't get a shield or additional armor, but he does get a very powerful combat heal from W. It encourages Hecarim to stick near whoever your carries are focusing to get the most heal from it. I wouldn't be shocked if SV becomes a viable choice for him.