Heimerdinger vs Thresh
How to Beat Thresh as Heimerdinger
based on 2,158 Heimerdinger vs Thresh matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Thresh Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Thresh Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Thresh
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 Thresh
Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.
Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.
Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.
Heimerdinger vs Thresh Counter Stats
How to Counter Thresh with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Heimerdinger vs. Thresh matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Thresh..
Heimerdinger normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Thresh. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Thresh
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Thresh?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually wins when taking on Thresh, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Heimerdinger makes a good counter to Thresh.
While Heimerdinger does have a higher winrate compared to Thresh, when facing one another, Heimerdinger also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Heimerdinger into Threshas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Heimerdinger also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This often 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 Thresh matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Heimerdinger is a decent counter for Thresh. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Heimerdinger against Thresh.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Heimerdinger in order to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger on average racks up much more CS compared to Thresh. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Heimerdinger versus Thresh build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Thresh than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Heimerdinger boasted an average win rate of 51.6% battling Thresh with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Thresh as Heimerdinger, Heimerdinger players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Heimerdinger vs Thresh counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.
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