Zilean vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Zilean
based on 574 Zilean vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Heimerdinger
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Zilean in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize several influential Zilean against Heimerdinger matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Zilean usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Zilean or Heimerdinger?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes an ok counter for Heimerdinger.
While Zilean does have a lower win rate than Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Heimerdinger.
Furthermore, Zilean also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a somewhat poor counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Heimerdinger.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean typically accumulates less CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Heimerdinger build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Heimerdinger than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 49.1% when countering Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Heimerdinger as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Zilean vs Heimerdinger fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.
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