Mordekaiser vs Heimerdinger Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Mordekaiser versus Heimerdinger — a fighter/mage hybrid against a mage/support hybrid. Over 280 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Mordekaiser closes out 42.5% of them. A deficit of 7.5 points is what earns Heimerdinger its counter flag in this matchup.
This is a magic-versus-magic exchange between Mordekaiser and Heimerdinger. Before items it is 645 HP, 37 armour, 32 MR for Mordekaiser; 558, 19, 30 for Heimerdinger. That 18-point armour gap favours Mordekaiser in the first all-in. Mordekaiser scales to 2413 health by 18 while Heimerdinger reaches 2343. Base attack damage is 61 against 56, so Mordekaiser wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Heimerdinger moves quicker at base (335 against 340), which shows up on roams.
Indestructible (W) and UPGRADE!!! (R) are usually what decide a trade between Mordekaiser and Heimerdinger. Whoever spends Realm of Death or UPGRADE!!! first hands the other a window. Resources split the two: Shield for Mordekaiser, Mana for Heimerdinger.
Heimerdinger holds a 375-unit range advantage (550 to 175), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. Heimerdinger can poke for free, so Mordekaiser has to pick a moment instead of trading blindly.
Heimerdinger is the more demanding of the two to pilot (8/10 versus 4/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. The page tracks Mordekaiser against Heimerdinger continuously rather than freezing on one patch.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Heimerdinger has the statistical edge. Mordekaiser wins 42.5% of the recorded games.
42.5% from Mordekaiser's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
280 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Mordekaiser build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Mordekaiser build page.