Heimerdinger vs Sett
How to Beat Sett as Heimerdinger
based on 1,743 Heimerdinger vs Sett matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Sett Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Sett Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sett as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Sett
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.
Heimerdinger vs Sett Counter Stats
How to Counter Sett with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Heimerdinger versus Sett matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sett’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sett..
Heimerdinger typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Sett. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Sett
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Sett?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually loses when playing against Sett, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Heimerdinger makes a bad counter for Sett.
While Heimerdinger does have a lower winrate than Sett, when they face off with one another, Heimerdinger also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Heimerdinger into Settas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Heimerdinger has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sett. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Sett matchups, Sett is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Heimerdinger is a somewhat poor counter for Sett. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Heimerdinger against Sett.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Heimerdinger to counter Sett during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sett. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Heimerdinger versus Sett build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Sett than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Heimerdinger had an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Sett with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Sett as Heimerdinger, you 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 Sett fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.
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