Blitzcrank vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Blitzcrank
based on 2,403 Blitzcrank vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Heimerdinger
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger
Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!
It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.
Blitzcrank vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some important Blitzcrank against Heimerdinger matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Heimerdinger?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Blitzcrank makes an ok counter to Heimerdinger.
While Blitzcrank does have a lower winrate than Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Blitzcrank into Heimerdinger.
Moreover, Blitzcrank has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Blitzcrank is a somewhat poor counter to Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Heimerdinger.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank often accumulates a lot less CS as Heimerdinger. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Heimerdinger build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Heimerdinger than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 49.6% battling Heimerdinger with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Heimerdinger as Blitzcrank, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Blitzcrank vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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