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Heimerdinger

the Revered Inventor

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3Story chapters
3Story connections
1Named place connections

The person behind the champion

A story to start with

The eccentric Professor Cecil B. Heimerdinger is one of the most innovative and esteemed inventors the world has ever known. As the longest serving member of the Council of Piltover, he saw the best and the worst of the city's unending desire for progress. Nonetheless, this brilliant scientist and teacher will always remain dedicated to using his unconventional devices to improve the lives of others.

Short biography by Riot Games · Data Dragon 16.20.1

What shapes their story?

A long life of invention changes the relationship between curiosity and consequence. Heimerdinger's delight in possibility remains central, while the people living with discoveries give that curiosity responsibilities beyond the workshop and the inventor's own excitement.

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Story timeline

Follow the main developments in order, then explore their consequences. Use each chapter's links to explore the people, regions and places involved. Artwork shows the character or wider world, not an exact reconstruction of each event; calendar dates are not assigned here.

  1. Workshop of the Horological InstituteRiot Games · Regional world artwork

    A long-lived inventor and teacher

    Heimerdinger's long life gives him a perspective on invention that most Piltover citizens cannot share. Scientific curiosity and teaching remain central to how he understands progress.

    Piltover
  2. The Sun GatesRiot Games · Regional world artwork

    Experience reveals discovery's dangers

    Experience has also shown him that discovery can produce harm as well as opportunity. His unconventional machines belong to an effort to improve people's lives rather than merely accumulate prestige.

    Piltover
  3. Commercia HallsRiot Games · World artwork

    Teaching progress to look beyond the invention

    Heimerdinger's enthusiasm for discovery exists beside the perspective of an unusually long life. A successful machine does not settle how it should be used. Reading the older biographies alongside newer twin-city stories helps separate that continuing concern from changes in the details of his role.

    City of ProgressPiltover

Story guide by VRC.LOL, based on the linked Riot stories. Older biographies and newer stories can differ; no exact date or current whereabouts is implied unless stated.

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A world behind the story

Official Riot setting artwork, not illustrations of these exact events. Open an image to see the complete composition.

The Sun GatesView full artwork
The Sun GatesRiot Games · World artwork
Workshop of the Horological InstituteView full artwork
Workshop of the Horological InstituteRiot Games · World artwork
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People who shape the story

Relationships and allegiances

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Champion connections

Working together on a solution

Ekko

Riot's Arcane character guide describes Heimerdinger moving beyond advice to work alongside Ekko. Their partnership joins an inventor's long experience to a younger community leader's determination to find a solution.

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A shared inventive setting

Corki

Corki's biography places Heimerdinger among the yordles who brought scientific enthusiasm to Piltover. This establishes their shared inventive circle, rather than authorship of every machine Corki flies.

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An inventor's ambitions and an academy's limits

Ziggs

Ziggs admired Heimerdinger's reputation and pursued recognition in Piltover's scientific world. His taste for explosive experimentation made that institutional setting increasingly difficult to accept.

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Connections describe the linked official stories. A shared history does not establish a current alliance or location.

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Known places and connections

Origins, journeys and documented events. A connection here does not mean this champion lives there now.

Regional connection

Piltover

A long life of invention changes the relationship between curiosity and consequence. Heimerdinger's delight in possibility remains central, while the people living with discoveries give that curiosity responsibilities beyond the workshop and the inventor's own excitement.

Explore the regional timeline
More about the region

A wealthy trading city whose inventors turn magic and engineering into new possibilities. Its prosperity and institutions are inseparable from its relationship with Zaun below.

Trade and invention

City of Progress

Piltover's workshops, institutions and wealthy houses give its champions different relationships with progress. Some seek to protect its people, others to control its future or challenge the inequality behind its prosperity.

Explore this place

Another perspective

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The character, in detail

Champion artwork

HeimerdingerClassic champion artwork · Riot Games
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Explore the wider settingPiltover

The story beneath the scenery

What makes this place matter?

Trade brings wealth and invention to Piltover, but access to opportunity is uneven. Its polished architecture makes more sense alongside Zaun's workshops and hazardous streets. Read both cities together to understand why progress can be a promise for one person and a burden for another.

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A window into this world

Official Riot artwork. The gallery includes the regional setting; not every image depicts this exact landmark. Open an image to see the full composition.

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Structures of WonderRiot Games · Runeterra world map
Trade and ProgressView full artwork
Trade and ProgressRiot Games · Runeterra world map
WorkshopsView full artwork
WorkshopsRiot Games · Runeterra world map
The Sun GatesView full artwork
The Sun GatesRiot Games · Runeterra world map
Workshop of the Horological InstituteView full artwork
Workshop of the Horological InstituteRiot Games · Runeterra world map
Sources and story contextOfficial stories, artwork credits and reading notes

Where the stories come from

VRC.LOL writes the introductions, reading notes and connections using linked Riot Universe biographies and regional guides. Short champion summaries use Data Dragon version 16.20.1. Longer histories link to the official story used; some champions currently have a shorter official overview.

What the pictures show

Artwork belongs to Riot Games. Scenery comes from Riot's Runeterra world map; champion art depicts the character. A regional illustration sets the scene when a landmark has no dedicated image. It does not show a confirmed event at that exact place.

A world still being written

Older biographies and newer adaptations can differ. These guides introduce connections rather than declaring a final chronology or a character's current whereabouts. Translations help you explore and may keep original proper names. Follow the official sources for full context.

Sources reviewed 18 October 2026

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