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How to Win Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao Counter MatchupHeimerdinger is in the b tier of champions

Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Heimerdinger in LoLHeimerdinger is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Heimerdinger

based on 1,843 Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Heimerdinger came out of an evaluation of 1843 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Heimerdinger has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Heimerdinger does a dismal job of countering Xin Zhao. On average, he wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao rounds, Heimerdinger’s side is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Heimerdinger Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentVoid StaffZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Heimerdinger to level upq
>
Second ability for Heimerdinger to level upw
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Last skill for Heimerdinger to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandAbsolute FocusScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Heimerdinger's passive ability p
Heimerdinger's q ability q
Heimerdinger's w ability w
Heimerdinger's e ability e
Heimerdinger's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Heimerdinger

Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Xin Zhao

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.

Advice to Win Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Heimerdinger Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Xin Zhao Image
4.7
< Kills >
6.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.4
< Assists >
7.9
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
131
< Minions Killed >
44
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
824
< Physical Damage >
17,292
24,354
< Magic Damage >
1,457
685
< True Damage >
951
25,863
< Damage Dealt >
19,701
20,595
< Damage Taken >
42,025
10,830
< Gold Earned >
12,042
1.98
< Towers >
1.54
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
2,079
< Total Healing >
21,897
13,471
< Experience >
13,920
29
< Vision Score >
22
13
< Wards Placed >
6
264
< Time Dealing CC >
515

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Heimerdinger in LoL

The stats shown here feature several valuable Heimerdinger against Xin Zhao matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao..

Heimerdinger often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Heimerdinger and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Heimerdinger
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Heimerdinger
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually loses when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Heimerdinger makes a poor counter to Xin Zhao.

While Heimerdinger does have a lower winrate than Xin Zhao, when they face off with one another, Heimerdinger also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Heimerdinger into Xin Zhaoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Heimerdinger has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Heimerdinger is a garbage counter for Xin Zhao. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Heimerdinger against Xin Zhao.

Additional Information for Heimerdinger Players

How We Calculated Our Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Heimerdinger, we analyzed 1,843 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xin Zhao as Heimerdinger comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Heimerdinger to counter Xin Zhao 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Heimerdinger typically picks up more CS as Xin Zhao. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Heimerdinger versus Xin Zhao build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Heimerdinger combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Xin Zhao than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Heimerdinger had an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Xin Zhao as Heimerdinger, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Heimerdinger vs Xin Zhao clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.

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