Vladimir vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Vladimir
based on 1,505 Vladimir vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Heimerdinger
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Vladimir in LoL
The stats shown here show some important Vladimir versus Heimerdinger matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger..
Vladimir often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vladimir and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Heimerdinger?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter to Heimerdinger.
While Vladimir does have a higher winrate than Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vladimir has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Heimerdinger matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Vladimir is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Heimerdinger.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vladimir in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Vladimir versus Heimerdinger build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Heimerdinger than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Heimerdinger with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Heimerdinger as Vladimir, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Vladimir vs Heimerdinger counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.
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