Heimerdinger vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Heimerdinger
based on 1,138 Heimerdinger vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Vex Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vex as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Vex
Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.
The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.
Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.
Heimerdinger vs Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some important Heimerdinger versus Vex counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vex..
Heimerdinger often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Vex. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Vex
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Vex?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vex, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Heimerdinger makes an ok counter for Vex.
While Heimerdinger does have a lower winrate than Vex, when facing one another, Heimerdinger also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Heimerdinger into Vexas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Heimerdinger has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Heimerdinger is a somewhat poor counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Heimerdinger against Vex.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Heimerdinger in order to counter Vex during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Heimerdinger versus Vex build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Vex than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Heimerdinger had an average winrate of 49.0% when playing against Vex with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Vex as Heimerdinger, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Heimerdinger vs Vex counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.
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