Gwen vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Gwen
based on 1,131 Gwen vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Gwen Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Heimerdinger
Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.
Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
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.
Gwen vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Gwen in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Gwen versus Heimerdinger matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..
Gwen typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gwen and Heimerdinger
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Gwen or Heimerdinger?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually loses when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Gwen makes a bad counter for Heimerdinger.
While Gwen does have a lower win rate than Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Gwen also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gwen into Heimerdinger.
Additionally, Gwen also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Gwen is a somewhat poor counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Heimerdinger.
Other Champion Matchups Against Gwen
Additional Information for Gwen Players
How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have 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 prioritize in your Gwen versus Heimerdinger build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Heimerdinger than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gwen boasted an average win rate of 48.3% battling Heimerdinger with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Heimerdinger as Gwen, Gwen players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gwen vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.
If you would like to view Gwen vs Heimerdinger tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using all rounds played with these champions.