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How to Win Taliyah vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Taliyah

based on 579 Taliyah vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Taliyah resulted from an evaluation of 579 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Taliyah has to counter Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of her matches.

Taliyah vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Taliyah has done a average job of beating Heimerdinger. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions face one another in. In Taliyah vs Heimerdinger games, Taliyah’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Taliyah vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Heimerdinger

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Heimerdinger Image
6
< Kills >
5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
8.4
< Assists >
7.3
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
126
< Minions Killed >
135
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
703
< Physical Damage >
793
20,602
< Magic Damage >
23,258
1,117
< True Damage >
678
22,423
< Damage Dealt >
24,730
22,492
< Damage Taken >
20,616
12,270
< Gold Earned >
11,115
1.59
< Towers >
2.07
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,750
< Total Healing >
2,225
14,646
< Experience >
13,761
23
< Vision Score >
30
9
< Wards Placed >
14
594
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several vital Taliyah against Heimerdinger counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger..

Taliyah typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Taliyah or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes an ok counter to Heimerdinger.

While Taliyah does have a higher winrate than Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Heimerdinger.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Heimerdinger matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Taliyah is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Taliyah, we analyzed 579 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 Heimerdinger as Taliyah 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah usually gets a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Heimerdinger build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Heimerdinger than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Taliyah had an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Heimerdinger with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Heimerdinger as Taliyah, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Taliyah vs Heimerdinger fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Taliyah vs Heimerdinger tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all games run with these champs.