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How to Win Elise vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Elise in LoLElise is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Elise

based on 354 Elise vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our data, Elise battled Heimerdinger in 354 matches. Including so many games with Elise vs Heimerdinger gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide informative data and a supported build to annihilate Heimerdinger. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Elise encounters Heimerdinger in only 1.3% of her matches.

Elise vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise does a terrible job of countering Heimerdinger. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.6% of games the champions battle one another in. In Elise against Heimerdinger games, Elise’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Elise vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Heimerdinger

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Heimerdinger Image
7.5
< Kills >
5.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
6.9
< Assists >
6.8
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
30
< Minions Killed >
139
1.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,202
< Physical Damage >
838
16,291
< Magic Damage >
23,685
1,431
< True Damage >
637
18,925
< Damage Dealt >
25,162
30,712
< Damage Taken >
20,020
11,542
< Gold Earned >
11,187
1.27
< Towers >
2.07
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,927
< Total Healing >
2,014
13,142
< Experience >
13,816
24
< Vision Score >
28
7
< Wards Placed >
13
209
< Time Dealing CC >
266

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Elise against Heimerdinger counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..

Elise normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Elise or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Elise usually loses when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 46.6% win rate. As a result, Elise makes a bad counter for Heimerdinger.

While Elise does have a lower winrate than Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Elise into Heimerdingeras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Elise has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 Elise vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Elise is a bad counter for Heimerdinger. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Elise against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Elise, we analyzed 354 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 Elise 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 Elise in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning 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 shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Elise versus Heimerdinger build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Heimerdinger than with most other common builds. In fact, Elise had an average win rate of 46.6% when playing against Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Heimerdinger as Elise, Elise players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Elise vs Heimerdinger matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.6% win rate overall.

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