Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger is an AP mage in the top, and on patch 16.17 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 52.0% win rate, 1.3% pick rate, 15,021 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Heimerdinger holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.

How Heimerdinger wins: sieging objectives and turrets with sustained pressure, and winning the wave and turning push priority into map control. The kit grades 8/10 siege, 8/10 waveclear, 7/10 split-push. Heimerdinger grades low on engage and mobility (3/10, 2/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.

The most-played core build is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, which holds a 57.3% win rate across 578 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.

The matchup to respect is Vladimir, where Heimerdinger sits at just 40.2%, the lane swings the other way into Vayne (62.2%), and on the team side, Heimerdinger gains the most from a Corki (+9.8% pair win rate).