Heimerdinger vs Nasus Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor, meets Nasus, the Curator of the Sands, in the Top lane. Over 234 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Heimerdinger closes out 45.3% of them. Sitting 4.7 points below the 50% line marks Nasus as a genuine problem pick for Heimerdinger.
The 550-versus-125 attack range gap means Heimerdinger can contest the wave from outside Nasus’s reach. Every step Nasus takes forward is one Heimerdinger can answer from range.
Both sides lean magic, meaning Nasus and Heimerdinger shop from the same defensive shelf. Heimerdinger opens on 558 health and 19 armour, Nasus on 650 and 34. The 15-armour edge belongs to Nasus. Heimerdinger scales to 2343 health by 18 while Nasus reaches 2418. Base attack damage is 56 against 67, so Nasus wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Base movement favours Nasus — 340 versus 350.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Heimerdinger’s H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q) against Nasus’s Spirit Fire (E). Whoever spends UPGRADE!!! or Fury of the Sands first hands the other a window.
The page tracks Heimerdinger against Nasus continuously rather than freezing on one patch.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Nasus has the statistical edge. Heimerdinger wins 45.3% of the recorded games.
45.3% from Heimerdinger's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
234 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.