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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Kha'Zix

based on 1,467 Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Kha'Zix faced Heimerdinger in 1467 rounds. With so many matchups for Kha'Zix versus Heimerdinger gives us faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to wreck Heimerdinger. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Kha'Zix is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.3% of his games.

Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix does a dismal job of countering Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champs fight one another in. In Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger matches, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightProfane HydraHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Heimerdinger

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Heimerdinger Image
8.2
< Kills >
4.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.2
5.9
< Assists >
6.9
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
27
< Minions Killed >
133
1.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.53
17,212
< Physical Damage >
804
1,075
< Magic Damage >
23,103
945
< True Damage >
606
19,232
< Damage Dealt >
24,514
34,316
< Damage Taken >
20,243
12,778
< Gold Earned >
10,974
0.98
< Towers >
2.16
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,771
< Total Healing >
2,145
14,124
< Experience >
13,713
23
< Vision Score >
29
6
< Wards Placed >
14
240
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Kha'Zix versus Heimerdinger counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Kha'Zix typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually loses when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Kha'Zix makes a bad counter to Heimerdinger.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower win rate than Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Kha'Zix also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kha'Zix into Heimerdinger.

Furthermore, Kha'Zix also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kha'Zix is a trash counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 1,467 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 Heimerdinger as Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kha'Zix versus Heimerdinger build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Kha'Zix incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Heimerdinger than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average win rate of 47.2% battling Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Heimerdinger as Kha'Zix, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kha'Zix vs Heimerdinger LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Kha'Zix are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.