Heimerdinger vs Kayle Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Heimerdinger versus Kayle — a mage/support hybrid against a mage/marksman hybrid. 180 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Heimerdinger at a 45.0% win rate into Kayle. That is 5.0 points under even, which is why Kayle is listed among the champions Heimerdinger struggles into.
The 550-versus-175 attack range gap means Heimerdinger can contest the wave from outside Kayle’s reach. Heimerdinger can poke for free, so Kayle has to pick a moment instead of trading blindly.
This is a magic-versus-magic exchange between Heimerdinger and Kayle. Before items it is 558 HP, 19 armour, 30 MR for Heimerdinger; 670, 26, 22 for Kayle. That 7-point armour gap favours Kayle in the first all-in. By level 18 that becomes 2343 health and 90 armour for Heimerdinger against 2234 and 97 for Kayle. Heimerdinger also hits harder before items — 56 AD to 50. Heimerdinger moves quicker at base (340 against 335), which shows up on roams.
Hextech Micro-Rockets (W) and Divine Judgment (R) are usually what decide a trade between Heimerdinger and Kayle. Then it becomes UPGRADE!!! against Divine Judgment, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Treat 180 games as the confidence attached to 45.0%. Stats for Kayle in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Top.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Kayle has the statistical edge. Heimerdinger wins 45.0% of the recorded games.
45.0% from Heimerdinger's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
180 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Heimerdinger build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Heimerdinger build page.