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Ezreal vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Ezreal

based on 3,088 Ezreal vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Ezreal came out of an evaluation of 3088 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Ezreal is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a dismal job of countering Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Ezreal vs Heimerdinger matches, Ezreal’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Ezreal vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceMaw of Malmortius

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordSpear of ShojinSerylda's GrudgeNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Heimerdinger

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.7
5.5
< Deaths >
6.1
6.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
172
< Minions Killed >
138
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
14,824
< Physical Damage >
834
7,189
< Magic Damage >
23,878
599
< True Damage >
685
22,613
< Damage Dealt >
25,397
21,277
< Damage Taken >
20,678
11,891
< Gold Earned >
11,035
2.11
< Towers >
2.06
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,956
< Total Healing >
2,314
13,060
< Experience >
13,909
16
< Vision Score >
28
8
< Wards Placed >
13
102
< Time Dealing CC >
270

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several critical Ezreal against Heimerdinger matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between the two. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..

Ezreal often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Ezreal or Heimerdinger?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a poor counter for Heimerdinger.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate than Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ezreal into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ezreal is a trash counter to Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Heimerdinger.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ezreal

Ezreal Loses Against

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Ezreal Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee51.5% winrateHweiHwei51.4% winrateZoeZoe51% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV51% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Ezreal, we analyzed 3,088 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 Ezreal 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.

Other Useful Resources

Ezreal Build Heimerdinger Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ezreal 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Ezreal versus Heimerdinger build consist of Muramana, Trinity Force, and Maw of Malmortius. When Ezreal bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Heimerdinger than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Heimerdinger as Ezreal, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Ezreal vs Heimerdinger battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

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