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Aphelios
Aphelios
86%
14%

vs

50.0%
Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger
20%
80%
Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHeavy pokeHeavy CC

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Heimerdinger

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Stormrazor
1DPS
Hexoptics C44
2DPS
Infinity Edge
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

42176%
4614%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Mercurial Scimitar
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank

DPS

Phantom Dancer
DPS
Immortal Shieldbow
DPS
Runaan's Hurricane
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Cut DownCut Down
InspirationInspiration
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Cash BackCash Back
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ApheliosAphelios
HeimerdingerHeimerdinger
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

Heimerdinger's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hextech Affinity (P)

Gain Move Speed while near allied towers and turrets deployed by Heimerdinger.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
31s11s11s–
61s11s11s1m40
91s10s11s1m40
111s9s11s1m25
161s7s11s1m10
181s7s11s1m10

Playing against Heimerdinger

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Destroy his turrets first: without them, Heimerdinger deals much less damage and loses his zone control.

2

Don't fight in his turret zone: lure him away from his placements to fight.

3

Ganks are most effective against Heimer — but kill his turrets first or they'll kill you during the gank.

4

Champions with range who can snipe turrets (Syndra, Ziggs, Xerath) counter him well.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026