Rod of Ages Heimerdinger Build

Rod of Ages Heimerdinger Build.

Rod of Ages Heimerdinger build with runes and items. Rod of Ages Heimerdinger guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Rod of Ages Heimerdinger build in League of Legends Patch 14.24!

Updated: 2024-12-18 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Sapphire Crystal should be final item in your build.
Tear of the Goddess should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Heimerdinger ability Hextech Micro-Rockets should be leveled first.
W
Heimerdinger ability H-28 G Evolution Turret should be leveled second.
Q
Heimerdinger ability CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Rod of Ages should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Void Staff should be final item in your build.
Seraph's Embrace should be final item in your build.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Rod of Ages Heimerdinger Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination major tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination major tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General
  1. You rush Rod of Ages.
  2. You play as Mage with more emphasis on sustain and mana.
  3. You buy AP items and adapt to an enemy team.

How to play

General
  1. Playing Rod of Ages Heimerdinger, your default rush is of course - Rod of Ages. You want to stack its passive as early as possible.
  2. Rod of Ages gives sustain with its second Passive. It recovers both health and mana.
  3. You can play this build very safely. Sustain from Rod of Ages alone is very powerful in ARAM. If you want to sustain even harder, you can get Kaenic Rookern (anti poke), Spirit Visage (more sustain) or even get Second Wind rune from Resolve.
  4. In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers and you need to counter them, go Liandry's Torment.
  5. Adapt to an enemy team. They full of tanks and they rush MR? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item. Their team is Soraka, Mundo or champs with healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item). They stack HP? You buy Liandry's Torment.
  6. Somebody is going after you each fight? Their assassins are focusing you on sight? Always getting R by Fizz? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
  7. Good MR item that works well with Rod of Ages is Spirit Visage and Kaenic Rookern.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. You can block enemy skillshots or trigger enemy traps/boxes/saplings with your Q! You can place your turret anywhere near you. So use that to block projectiles or to destroy stuff.
Riot
  1. Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.
  2. The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.
  3. Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.

Skill Order

  • Heimerdinger [object Object] ability.
    Q
    H-28 G Evolution Turret
  • Heimerdinger [object Object] ability.
    W
    Hextech Micro-Rockets
  • Heimerdinger [object Object] ability.
    E
    CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade
  • Heimerdinger [object Object] ability.
    R
    UPGRADE!!!

Items

Starting items
Ruby Crystal item.
Sapphire Crystal item.
Tear of the Goddess item.
Rush this
Rod of Ages item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good items
Shadowflame item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Stormsurge item.
Luden's Companion item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
OK items
Horizon Focus item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Sustain even harder
Kaenic Rookern item.
Spirit Visage item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Counter enemy
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Morellonomicon item.
Liandry's Torment item.
Oblivion Orb item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Rod of Ages item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Void Staff item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter item.