Heimerdinger vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Heimerdinger
based on 1,973 Heimerdinger vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Heimerdinger vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Heimerdinger vs. Zed counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..
Heimerdinger typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Zed
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Zed?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Heimerdinger makes a good counter to Zed.
While Heimerdinger does have a higher win rate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Heimerdinger also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Heimerdinger into Zedas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Heimerdinger also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Zed matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Heimerdinger is a decent counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Heimerdinger against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Heimerdinger to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Zed. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Heimerdinger versus Zed build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Zed than with most other typical builds. In fact, Heimerdinger had an average winrate of 51.1% battling Zed with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Zed as Heimerdinger, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Heimerdinger vs Zed counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.
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