Illaoi vs Heimerdinger Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess, meets Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor, in the Top lane. 209 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Illaoi at a 39.2% win rate into Heimerdinger. A deficit of 10.8 points is what earns Heimerdinger its counter flag in this matchup.
Heimerdinger holds a 425-unit range advantage (550 to 125), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. For Illaoi, engage timing is the whole answer; without it every auto favours Heimerdinger.
Heimerdinger answers in magic damage where Illaoi deals physical, so neither can copy the other’s build. Level-one bases: Illaoi 656 HP / 35 armour / 32 MR, Heimerdinger 558 / 19 / 30. 16 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Illaoi. Late-game bases read 2611 health / 120 armour for Illaoi and 2343 / 90 for Heimerdinger. On autos alone the numbers read 65 AD for Illaoi and 56 for Heimerdinger. Illaoi covers ground faster from level one (350 against 340).
CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (E) is the ability Illaoi has to respect, just as Heimerdinger plays around Tentacle Smash. The pressure spikes when Leap of Faith and UPGRADE!!! come online together.
A 8/10 difficulty rating on Heimerdinger, against 4/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. Pair 39.2% with its 209 games and patch 16.13.1 before calling the matchup settled.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Heimerdinger has the statistical edge. Illaoi wins 39.2% of the recorded games.
39.2% from Illaoi's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
209 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Illaoi build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Illaoi build page.