What are some tips for the Heimerdinger vs. Aatrox matchup?

Push him into tower early with turrets and keep the pressure up. Use your E when he last hits to hit him with your double turret lasers for big poke OR use E when walks up aggressively also hit him with double turret lasers(Note if he's stuck in his Q animation it can be easy to E him). Pre-6, be careful not to get greedy and let Aatrox get any Q's on you. play it aggressive but calculated. Mindlessly permashove and use long ranged harass with W as well. If you hit 6 first and he's low execute him with ultimate W. As with most lanes, the key is to play around your E to not let Aatrox move up on you

How do you play Heimerdinger into Aatrox?

Push him into tower early with turrets and keep the pressure up. Use your E when he last hits to hit him with your double turret lasers for big poke OR use E when walks up aggressively also hit him with double turret lasers(Note if he's stuck in his Q animation it can be easy to E him). Pre-6, be careful not to get greedy and let Aatrox get any Q's on you. play it aggressive but calculated. Mindlessly permashove and use long ranged harass with W as well. If you hit 6 first and he's low execute him with ultimate W. As with most lanes, the key is to play around your E to not let Aatrox move up on you

Who wins the Heimerdinger vs. Aatrox matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is favored for Heimerdinger. A key tip is: Push him into tower early with turrets and keep the pressure up. Use your E when he last hits to hit him with your double turret lasers for big poke OR use E when walks up aggressively also hit him with double turret lasers(Note if he's stuck in his Q animation it can be easy to E him). Pre-6, be careful not to get greedy and let Aatrox get any Q's on you. play it aggressive but calculated. Mindlessly permashove and use long ranged harass with W as well. If you hit 6 first and he's low execute him with ultimate W. As with most lanes, the key is to play around your E to not let Aatrox move up on you

How do you counter Heimerdinger as Aatrox?

Push him into tower early with turrets and keep the pressure up. Use your E when he last hits to hit him with your double turret lasers for big poke OR use E when walks up aggressively also hit him with double turret lasers(Note if he's stuck in his Q animation it can be easy to E him). Pre-6, be careful not to get greedy and let Aatrox get any Q's on you. play it aggressive but calculated. Mindlessly permashove and use long ranged harass with W as well. If you hit 6 first and he's low execute him with ultimate W. As with most lanes, the key is to play around your E to not let Aatrox move up on you

What are some tips for the Heimerdinger vs. Riven matchup?

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How do you play Heimerdinger into Riven?

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Who wins the Heimerdinger vs. Riven matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is favored for Heimerdinger. A key tip is: Find the latest tips for Heimerdinger vs Riven on our page.

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What are some tips for the Heimerdinger vs. Akali matchup?

Pre-6 should be no issue, just perma shove her into tower and constantly harass her. Its really important to space her Q by hovering in and out of its range. Her shroud is her main counterplay but don't panic and stay near your turrets.and be ready to E when she appears. Post 6, this gets a lot more tricky. When she R's in she will shroud after. You need to immidiently place down your ult turret next to your 3 existing turrets and kite back while also either E'ing where you predict she is in shroud or waiting till she appears. Where you win or lose the lane depends if you land that E

How do you play Heimerdinger into Akali?

Pre-6 should be no issue, just perma shove her into tower and constantly harass her. Its really important to space her Q by hovering in and out of its range. Her shroud is her main counterplay but don't panic and stay near your turrets.and be ready to E when she appears. Post 6, this gets a lot more tricky. When she R's in she will shroud after. You need to immidiently place down your ult turret next to your 3 existing turrets and kite back while also either E'ing where you predict she is in shroud or waiting till she appears. Where you win or lose the lane depends if you land that E

Who wins the Heimerdinger vs. Akali matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is even. A key tip is: Pre-6 should be no issue, just perma shove her into tower and constantly harass her. Its really important to space her Q by hovering in and out of its range. Her shroud is her main counterplay but don't panic and stay near your turrets.and be ready to E when she appears. Post 6, this gets a lot more tricky. When she R's in she will shroud after. You need to immidiently place down your ult turret next to your 3 existing turrets and kite back while also either E'ing where you predict she is in shroud or waiting till she appears. Where you win or lose the lane depends if you land that E

How do you counter Heimerdinger as Akali?

Pre-6 should be no issue, just perma shove her into tower and constantly harass her. Its really important to space her Q by hovering in and out of its range. Her shroud is her main counterplay but don't panic and stay near your turrets.and be ready to E when she appears. Post 6, this gets a lot more tricky. When she R's in she will shroud after. You need to immidiently place down your ult turret next to your 3 existing turrets and kite back while also either E'ing where you predict she is in shroud or waiting till she appears. Where you win or lose the lane depends if you land that E

HeimerdingerMatchups Spreadsheet

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Matchup	Threat	Games	WR	Gold @ 15	Gold Diff	Tips
Aatrox	Easy	68	51%	+537	+642	Push him into tower early with turrets and keep the pressure up. Use your E when he last hits to hit him with your double turret lasers for big poke OR use E when walks up aggressively also hit him with double turret lasers(Note if he's stuck in his Q animation it can be easy to E him). Pre-6, be careful not to get greedy and let Aatrox get any Q's on you.
Skill Priority Q H-28 G Evolution Turret Heimerdinger lays down a rapid-fire cannon turret equipped with a secondary pass-through beam attack (turrets deal half damage to towers). W Hextech Micro-Rockets Heimerdinger fires long-range rockets that converge on his cursor. E CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade Heimerdinger lobs a grenade at a location, dealing damage to enemy units, as well as stunning anyone directly hit and slowing surrounding units. 47.54% WR 61 Matches Summoner Spells 52.38% WR 21 Matches Skill Order Q H-28 G Evolution Turret Heimerdinger lays down a rapid-fire cannon turret equipped with a secondary pass-through beam attack (turrets deal half damage to towers). 1 4 5 7 9 W Hextech Micro-Rockets Heimerdinger fires long-range rockets that converge on his cursor. 3 8 10 12 13 E CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade Heimerdinger lobs a grenade at a location, dealing damage to enemy units, as well as stunning anyone directly hit and slowing surrounding units. 2 14 15 17 18 R UPGRADE!!! Heimerdinger invents an upgrade, causing his next spell to have increased effects. 6 11 16 53.5% WR43 Matches Starting Items 45.9% WR 37 Matches Core Items 100.0% WR 3 Matches 4th Item Options 14.3% WR7 Matches 60.0% WR5 Matches 50.0% WR4 Matches 5th Item Options 66.7% WR3 Matches 100.0% WR2 Matches 50.0% WR2 Matches 6th Item Options 100.0% WR1 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min) Heimerdinger Damage Dealt9,562 Aatrox Damage Dealt4,704 Gold Diff+537 CS Diff+19 XP Diff+213 Ally Ganks0.76 Enemy Ganks1.54 KDA2 / 2 / 1 End of Game Heimerdinger Total Damage Dealt27,592 Aatrox Total Damage Dealt16,587 Total Gold Diff+642 Total CS Diff+24 Total XP Diff0 KDA5 / 6 / 4 Split Push Heimerdinger Damage to Turrets5,223 Aatrox Damage to Turrets3,142
Riven	Easy	50	56%	+352	-197	💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip!

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