Heimerdinger vs Blitzcrank

Heimerdinger
vs
Not enough games
Blitzcrank
Countered by spell shieldHeavy AP damageHeavy CCStrong engage

Build vs Blitzcrank

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Recommended items for Heimerdinger: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, Morellonomicon, Banshee's Veil.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1
Liandry's Torment
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Rabadon's Deathcap
5

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff
Morellonomicon
Banshee's Veil
Stormsurge

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Blitzcrank's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Mana Barrier (P)

Blitzcrank gains a shield based on their mana when dropping to low health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
320s15s7s–
618s15s7s1m
916s15s7s1m
1116s15s7s40s
1616s15s6s20s
1816s15s5s20s

Playing as Heimerdinger

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Plant your turrets and stay close

    Place your turrets with H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q) where you want to fight, then stay close: if you move too far away, they deactivate after 8 seconds.

  2. Aim the center of your grenade

    Aim the center of CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (E) at your target: only enemies in the center are stunned, and hitting a champion fully charges your nearby turrets.

  3. R then W for the kill

    To kill a target, cast UPGRADE!!! (R) then Hextech Micro-Rockets (W): you fire 4 waves of rockets instead of one.

  4. Giant turret for objectives

    For a teamfight or an objective, cast UPGRADE!!! (R) then H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q): the turret lasts 8 seconds, slows, deals area damage and is immune to CC.

Playing against Blitzcrank

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay behind your minions

    Stay behind your minions: Rocket Grab (Q) catches the first enemy hit, so one minion is enough to block it.

  2. Step up after a missed grab

    Step up when Rocket Grab (Q) misses you: it has a 20 to 16 second cooldown, and without it he has to walk up to you with Overdrive (W).

  3. Respect his level 2

    Once he hits level 2, don't push far from your tower without vision of his brushes: Rocket Grab (Q) into Power Fist (E) knocks you into the air among his allies.

  4. Take the grab for your carry

    If you're tanky, stand in front of your carry: Rocket Grab (Q) catches the first enemy hit, and it's better if that's you.

  5. Don't count on a shield

    Near him, don't count on a shield: Static Field (R) destroys nearby enemies' shields and silences them.

Patch 16.21.1