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How to Win Vayne vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Vayne

based on 3,010 Vayne vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Vayne faced Heimerdinger 3010 times. Having so many matchups for Vayne versus Heimerdinger gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to smash Heimerdinger. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Vayne has to counter Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of her matches.

Vayne vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Vayne has done a ok job of beating Heimerdinger. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs face one another in. In Vayne vs Heimerdinger matches, Vayne’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Vayne vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

BloodthirsterEssence ReaverWit's EndVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Heimerdinger

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Heimerdinger Image
7.9
< Kills >
5.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
5.5
< Assists >
7.3
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
163
< Minions Killed >
135
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.53
14,960
< Physical Damage >
840
1,722
< Magic Damage >
24,476
4,267
< True Damage >
704
20,950
< Damage Dealt >
26,022
22,644
< Damage Taken >
20,479
12,430
< Gold Earned >
11,166
2.27
< Towers >
2.15
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,557
< Total Healing >
2,068
13,403
< Experience >
13,830
18
< Vision Score >
28
9
< Wards Placed >
13
96
< Time Dealing CC >
266

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several valuable Vayne versus Heimerdinger counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger..

Vayne usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Vayne or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes an ok counter for Heimerdinger.

While Vayne does have a higher win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Vayne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Heimerdingeras her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Heimerdinger matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Vayne is a decent counter to Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Vayne, we analyzed 3,010 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 Vayne 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

If you would like to truly master Vayne to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Vayne versus Heimerdinger build consist of Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Heimerdinger than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vayne had an average winrate of 50.6% battling Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Heimerdinger as Vayne, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Vayne vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

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