Kassadin vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Kassadin
based on 713 Kassadin vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Heimerdinger
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger
Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!
It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.
Kassadin vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Kassadin in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several vital Kassadin vs. Heimerdinger matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Kassadin typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kassadin and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Heimerdinger?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes an ok counter to Heimerdinger.
While Kassadin does have a higher winrate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kassadin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Heimerdinger matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Kassadin is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kassadin against Heimerdinger.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Kassadin versus Heimerdinger build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Heimerdinger than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Heimerdinger with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Heimerdinger as Kassadin, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kassadin vs Heimerdinger counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.
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