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How to Win Heimerdinger vs Skarner Counter MatchupHeimerdinger is in the b tier of champions

Heimerdinger vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Heimerdinger in LoLHeimerdinger is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Heimerdinger

based on 179 Heimerdinger vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Heimerdinger did battle with Skarner in 179 rounds. With so many matchups for Heimerdinger versus Skarner gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to wreck your opposition. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Heimerdinger has to counter Skarner in only 0.3% of his matches.

Heimerdinger vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Heimerdinger has done a decent job of beating Skarner. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs face one another in. In Heimerdinger vs Skarner games, Heimerdinger’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Skarner.

Best Heimerdinger vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Heimerdinger Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden'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 BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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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Guide to Countering Skarner as Heimerdinger

Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Skarner

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 Skarner

Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!

Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.

Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.

Heimerdinger vs Skarner Counter Stats

Heimerdinger Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Skarner Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
7.5
< Assists >
8
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
0.91
135
< Minions Killed >
33
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.36
854
< Physical Damage >
7,809
24,559
< Magic Damage >
2,811
623
< True Damage >
673
26,037
< Damage Dealt >
11,294
19,836
< Damage Taken >
30,374
10,973
< Gold Earned >
10,726
2.15
< Towers >
1.25
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
1,948
< Total Healing >
10,602
13,623
< Experience >
13,191
27
< Vision Score >
22
12
< Wards Placed >
7
277
< Time Dealing CC >
825

How to Counter Skarner with Heimerdinger in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some critical Heimerdinger versus Skarner matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, showing that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..

Heimerdinger usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Heimerdinger and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Heimerdinger
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Heimerdinger
Skarner

Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Skarner?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Heimerdinger usually wins when taking on Skarner, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Heimerdinger makes a good counter for Skarner.

While Heimerdinger does have a higher win rate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Heimerdinger also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Heimerdinger into Skarneras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Heimerdinger has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Skarner. This often 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 Heimerdinger vs Skarner matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Heimerdinger is a decent counter for Skarner. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Heimerdinger against Skarner.

Additional Information for Heimerdinger Players

How We Calculated Our Heimerdinger vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Heimerdinger, we analyzed 179 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 Skarner 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

If you would like to truly master Heimerdinger in order to counter Skarner 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 stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Heimerdinger often accumulates much more CS as Skarner. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Heimerdinger versus Skarner build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Skarner than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Heimerdinger had an average winrate of 51.4% battling Skarner with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Skarner as Heimerdinger, Heimerdinger players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Heimerdinger vs Skarner face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

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