Heimerdinger vs Twitch
How to Beat Twitch as Heimerdinger
based on 2,297 Heimerdinger vs Twitch matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Twitch Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Twitch Counter Build
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Core Heimerdinger Items
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Twitch
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 Twitch
Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''
Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
Heimerdinger vs Twitch Counter Stats
How to Counter Twitch with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Heimerdinger against Twitch matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Twitch’s ratio of NaN, showing that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Twitch..
Heimerdinger often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Twitch
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Twitch?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Heimerdinger usually loses when facing off against Twitch, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Heimerdinger makes a poor counter to Twitch.
While Heimerdinger does have a lower winrate compared to Twitch, when they face off with one another, Heimerdinger also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Heimerdinger into Twitchas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Heimerdinger has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger vs Twitch matchups, Twitch is the better champ with a lower 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 somewhat poor counter to Twitch. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Heimerdinger against Twitch.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Heimerdinger to counter Twitch during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Twitch. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Heimerdinger versus Twitch build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Twitch than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Heimerdinger boasted an average winrate of 48.8% battling Twitch with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Twitch as Heimerdinger, Heimerdinger players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Heimerdinger vs Twitch counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.
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