- Win Rate
- 50.1%
- Pick Rate
- 1.9%
- Ban Rate
- 5.7%
Heimerdinger vs Irelia
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 3,743
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 10, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Heimerdinger vs Irelia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Irelia wins with a 58.1% win rate (+16.1%) over Heimerdinger based on 31 games. Heimerdinger wins the early laning phase while Irelia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Heimerdinger vs Irelia matchup.
Heimerdinger Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Heimerdinger performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Heimerdinger vs Irelia?
Heimerdinger wins 47.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.8% and 62.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.9% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 44 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 14 games, Heimerdinger won 71.4%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Irelia, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Heimerdinger wins 47.7% of 44 games (95% range 33.8–62.1%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.9% for Heimerdinger; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 272, within the margin of error (44 games).
- Heimerdinger players pick the Q > E > W skill order far more often against Irelia: 17.3% of their other Top games, 36.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Heimerdinger and Irelia played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Heimerdinger's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Heimerdinger vs Irelia Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Heimerdinger vs Irelia Win Rate by Game Length
Heimerdinger's win rate against Irelia by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Heimerdinger's results against Irelia in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Heimerdinger vs Irelia Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenHeimerdinger gold at 15: −272
- First itemHeimerdingerHeimerdinger: 10.7 min · Irelia: 12.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Heimerdinger Changes Against Irelia
Choices Heimerdinger players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually17.3%vs Irelia36.4%+19.0 pts
- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually77.9%vs Irelia63.6%−14.2 pts42.9% WR here
Ultimate HunterRuneUsually3.8%vs Irelia11.4%+7.5 pts
Axiom ArcanistRuneUsually1.6%vs Irelia9.1%+7.5 pts
Cheap ShotRuneUsually2.8%vs Irelia9.1%+6.3 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually1.0%vs Irelia6.8%+5.8 pts
Banshee's VeilItemUsually2.0%vs Irelia6.8%+4.8 pts
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Irelia4.5%+4.5 pts
Best Heimerdinger Build vs Irelia
Usual Heimerdinger build (Top)
64.0% win rate · 50 games
Against Irelia
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 23 Heimerdinger games against Irelia carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Heimerdinger's standard build instead.
- Heimerdinger usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.7 min (median of 20 games).
- Irelia usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 12.1 min (median of 40 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Heimerdinger Runes vs Irelia
Usual Heimerdinger runes (Top)
Conqueror
50.0% win rate · 1,131 games
Against Irelia
Conqueror50.0% win rate · 22 games
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Heimerdinger matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Heimerdinger's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Heimerdinger Matchups
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Easiest for Heimerdinger
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Heimerdinger vs Irelia FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Heimerdinger vs Irelia?
Current data slightly favors Irelia, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Heimerdinger wins 47.7% of 44 games (95% range 33.8–62.1%).
What is Heimerdinger's win rate against Irelia?
Heimerdinger wins 47.7% of 44 Top games against Irelia on patch 26.19 (95% range 33.8–62.1%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.9% would be expected.
Does Heimerdinger counter Irelia?
Not clearly. Heimerdinger wins 47.7% of 44 games against Irelia, and the 95% range (33.8–62.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Heimerdinger or Irelia?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 272, within the margin of error (44 games).
Does Heimerdinger outscale Irelia?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Irelia strongest against Heimerdinger?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Irelia is ahead of Heimerdinger beyond the margin of error.
What should Heimerdinger build against Irelia?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Heimerdinger's usual Top core: Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Blackfire Torch. The biggest change against Irelia: Plated Steelcaps (1.0% usually, 6.8% here).
What runes should Heimerdinger use against Irelia?
Conqueror with Precision and Sorcery — 50.0% over 22 games against Irelia. The biggest change against Irelia: Ultimate Hunter (3.8% usually, 11.4% here).