Graves vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Graves
based on 2,159 Graves vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Graves vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Graves vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Graves
Tips for Playing as Graves against Heimerdinger
Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.
Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.
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.
Graves vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Graves in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several valuable Graves vs. Heimerdinger counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Graves usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Graves and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Graves or Heimerdinger?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.
While Graves does have a higher winrate than Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Graves into Heimerdinger.
Additionally, Graves has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Graves vs Heimerdinger matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Graves is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Heimerdinger.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Graves to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Graves usually picks up less CS relative to Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Graves versus Heimerdinger build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Graves bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Heimerdinger than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Heimerdinger as Graves, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Graves vs Heimerdinger matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.
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