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Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Fiddlesticks

based on 969 Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Fiddlesticks came out of an evaluation of 969 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Fiddlesticks has to counter Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of his games.

Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Fiddlesticks has done a decent job of beating Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger games, Fiddlesticks’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeTriple TonicFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Fiddlesticks

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.

Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Heimerdinger Image
6
< Kills >
4.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.8
8.8
< Assists >
7.5
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
41
< Minions Killed >
132
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.49
313
< Physical Damage >
834
17,838
< Magic Damage >
24,048
1,199
< True Damage >
664
19,350
< Damage Dealt >
25,547
34,459
< Damage Taken >
21,374
11,590
< Gold Earned >
11,055
1.08
< Towers >
1.95
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
17,823
< Total Healing >
2,221
13,449
< Experience >
13,785
46
< Vision Score >
29
3
< Wards Placed >
13
791
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stats shown here show several critical Fiddlesticks versus Heimerdinger counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger..

Fiddlesticks normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually wins when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Fiddlesticks makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Fiddlesticks does have a higher winrate than Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Fiddlesticks also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Fiddlesticks into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Fiddlesticks also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Fiddlesticks is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Fiddlesticks against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 969 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 Fiddlesticks 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Fiddlesticks 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 listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks typically picks up a lot less CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Fiddlesticks versus Heimerdinger build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Heimerdinger than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Fiddlesticks boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Heimerdinger as Fiddlesticks, you should equip the First Strike, Triple Tonic, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Fiddlesticks vs Heimerdinger LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.

If you want to get Fiddlesticks x Heimerdinger tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game played with both champions.