Lucian vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Lucian
based on 2,984 Lucian vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Heimerdinger
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some strategic Lucian vs. Heimerdinger counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger..
Lucian usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Lucian or Heimerdinger?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a poor counter to Heimerdinger.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Heimerdinger.
Additionally, Lucian also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Heimerdinger. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Heimerdinger.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian to counter Heimerdinger 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Lucian versus Heimerdinger build include Rapid Firecannon, Navori Quickblades, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Lucian used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Heimerdinger than with many other common builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 48.5% when playing against Heimerdinger with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of beating Heimerdinger as Lucian, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Lucian vs Heimerdinger battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.
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