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How to Win Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupHeimerdinger is in the b tier of champions

Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Heimerdinger in LoLHeimerdinger is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Heimerdinger

based on 270 Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
56.7 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Heimerdinger resulted from an examination of 270 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Heimerdinger encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Heimerdinger has done a great job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a terrific 56.7% of the time the champions face each other in. In Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai matches, Heimerdinger’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Heimerdinger Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandAbsolute FocusScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Heimerdinger's passive ability p
Heimerdinger's q ability q
Heimerdinger's w ability w
Heimerdinger's e ability e
Heimerdinger's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Heimerdinger

Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Rek'Sai

Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.

The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.

Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Heimerdinger Image
Win Rate
56.7 %
VS
Win Rate
43.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.1
6.4
< Deaths >
7
7.9
< Assists >
7.6
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
132
< Minions Killed >
37
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.19
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.31
861
< Physical Damage >
13,970
24,623
< Magic Damage >
90
828
< True Damage >
3,286
26,313
< Damage Dealt >
17,346
20,484
< Damage Taken >
37,288
11,162
< Gold Earned >
11,852
2.29
< Towers >
1.12
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
2,087
< Total Healing >
17,293
13,852
< Experience >
13,732
31
< Vision Score >
21
14
< Wards Placed >
7
276
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Heimerdinger in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable Heimerdinger versus Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, showing that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Heimerdinger usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Heimerdinger and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Heimerdinger
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Heimerdinger
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Heimerdinger usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 56.7% win rate. Thus, Heimerdinger makes a fantastic counter for Rek'Sai.

While Heimerdinger does have a much higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Heimerdinger also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Heimerdinger into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Heimerdinger also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Heimerdinger is a great counter for Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Heimerdinger against Rek'Sai.

Additional Information for Heimerdinger Players

How We Calculated Our Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Heimerdinger, we analyzed 270 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 Rek'Sai as Heimerdinger 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Heimerdinger in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Heimerdinger on average racks up much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Heimerdinger versus Rek'Sai build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Heimerdinger boasted an average winrate of 56.7% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Rek'Sai as Heimerdinger, Heimerdinger players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Heimerdinger vs Rek'Sai counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 56.7% winrate overall.

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