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How to Win Zoe vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Zoe

based on 713 Zoe vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Zoe resulted from an analysis of 713 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Zoe fights Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Zoe vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe does a pathetic job of countering Heimerdinger. On average, she wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Zoe vs Heimerdinger rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Zoe vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeHorizon FocusShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zoe to level upq
>
Second ability for Zoe to level upe
>
Last skill for Zoe to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Heimerdinger

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Heimerdinger Image
7
< Kills >
4.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.6
7.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
135
< Minions Killed >
136
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,611
< Physical Damage >
799
18,216
< Magic Damage >
24,233
3,467
< True Damage >
703
23,295
< Damage Dealt >
25,736
20,719
< Damage Taken >
21,219
11,396
< Gold Earned >
11,185
1.64
< Towers >
2.13
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,772
< Total Healing >
2,213
14,096
< Experience >
14,100
26
< Vision Score >
30
12
< Wards Placed >
14
175
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Zoe in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Zoe vs. Heimerdinger matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..

Zoe often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zoe and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Zoe or Heimerdinger?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually loses when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Zoe makes a poor counter to Heimerdinger.

While Zoe does have a lower win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Zoe also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zoe into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Zoe has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zoe is a terribly counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zoe against Heimerdinger.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Zoe, we analyzed 713 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 Zoe 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zoe to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zoe versus Heimerdinger build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Heimerdinger than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zoe had an average win rate of 46.8% when countering Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Heimerdinger as Zoe, Zoe players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Zoe vs Heimerdinger counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Zoe are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.