Heimerdinger - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.6%
Pick Rate
1.5%

Heimerdingervs Veigar

CMageSupport
Patch26.10
Matches3,013,751
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 30, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Heimerdinger vs Veigar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Heimerdinger wins with a 59.6% win rate (+19.1%) over Veigar based on 47 games. Heimerdinger holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Heimerdinger vs Veigar matchup.

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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.

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Heimerdinger - 59.6% win rate in this matchup
Heimerdinger
59.6% WR
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Veigar vs Heimerdinger matchup - 40.4% win rate
Veigar
40.4% WR

Who Wins the Heimerdinger vs Veigar Matchup?

Heimerdinger wins the Heimerdinger vs Veigar matchup
Winner
Heimerdinger
Matches: 47
59.6%
Win Rate
40.4%
5.9
CS / min
6.5
957
DMG / min
941
10,228
Gold / game
11,588
110
Heal / min
153
342
DMG Mitigated / min
464
0.7
CC / min
0.7
65.2%
Early Game WR
34.8%
54.2%
Late Game WR
45.8%

Heimerdinger vs Veigar Matchup Summary

The Heimerdinger vs Veigar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 47 recent matches analyzed, Heimerdinger wins with a 59.6% win rate compared to Veigar's 40.4%, giving Heimerdinger a 19.1 percentage point advantage. Heimerdinger dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Veigar players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Veigar leads by 165 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Heimerdinger players can confidently pick into Veigar and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Veigar away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Heimerdinger vs Veigar Laning Phase Breakdown

Veigar wins the laning phase against Heimerdinger in League of Legends

Veigar is favored during the laning phase against Heimerdinger, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Veigar holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.9Heimerdinger
6.5Veigar
Veigar edges out Heimerdinger by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 8 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Veigar.
Damage
957Heimerdinger
941Veigar
Damage output is virtually even between Heimerdinger and Veigar, with only 16 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
10,228Heimerdinger
11,588Veigar
Veigar generates a commanding 1,360 more gold per game than Heimerdinger. This substantial economic advantage means Veigar consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Heimerdinger should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.7Heimerdinger
0.7Veigar
Both Heimerdinger and Veigar provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
453Heimerdinger
617Veigar
Veigar vastly out-sustains Heimerdinger, healing and mitigating 165 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Veigar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Heimerdinger is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Heimerdinger, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Heimerdinger Build Against Veigar

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Veigar, providing the mobility and stats Heimerdinger needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Heimerdinger against Veigar are Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Heimerdinger an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 40.0% win rate across 5 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Heimerdinger the best chance to compete against Veigar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Heimerdinger vs Veigar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Heimerdinger
65.2%
+30.4% advantage
Heimerdinger early game win rateHeimerdinger65.2%
Veigar early game win rateVeigar34.8%
Late Game
Heimerdinger
54.2%
+8.3% advantage
Heimerdinger late game win rateHeimerdinger54.2%
Veigar late game win rateVeigar45.8%

Heimerdinger dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 65.2% win rate — a 30.4 percentage point lead over Veigar. This lopsided early game means Heimerdinger can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Heimerdinger is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.2% win rate — 8.3 points above Veigar. Extended games heavily favor Heimerdinger, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Heimerdinger holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Veigar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Heimerdinger Runes Against Veigar

Precision rune tree - Heimerdinger primary runes vs VeigarPrecision
Conqueror - best Heimerdinger rune vs VeigarPresence of Mind - best Heimerdinger rune vs VeigarLegend: Haste - best Heimerdinger rune vs VeigarCut Down - best Heimerdinger rune vs Veigar
Sorcery rune tree - Heimerdinger secondary runes vs VeigarSorcery
Absolute Focus - best Heimerdinger rune vs VeigarGathering Storm - best Heimerdinger rune vs Veigar
75.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Heimerdinger to press their advantage against Veigar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Heimerdinger matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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.

Heimerdinger matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.24%1216.593412,09652.5%50.6%
51.76%856.11,06211,81451.5%51.9%
37.80%826.499211,13533.3%40.8%
56.41%786.31,06311,69264.3%52.0%
47.89%716.21,19311,95847.8%47.9%
57.75%716.599210,75264.5%52.5%
36.92%656.494711,35032.3%41.2%
48.28%586.01,01611,67744.8%51.7%
60.00%506.21,06011,50758.8%60.6%
55.10%496.094210,67952.6%56.7%
41.67%486.51,12611,70237.5%45.8%
58.33%486.198510,14765.2%52.0%
59.57%475.995710,22865.2%54.2%
41.30%466.51,29110,93831.3%46.7%
46.67%456.11,09411,83050.0%44.8%
44.19%434.278210,62245.5%43.8%
52.50%406.41,10312,25938.5%59.3%
50.00%405.81,21811,06544.4%54.5%
64.10%396.61,25911,90062.5%65.2%
55.26%386.11,15510,71850.0%59.1%
43.24%376.11,18912,33633.3%48.0%
40.54%376.098211,75737.5%42.9%
51.43%356.01,06311,94344.4%53.9%
52.94%345.993610,79653.3%52.6%
52.94%346.61,17912,77766.7%42.1%
54.55%335.385110,02160.0%50.0%
56.25%326.21,00411,48457.1%55.6%
50.00%326.292711,92757.1%44.4%
53.13%326.01,13811,90161.5%47.4%
56.67%305.298512,00042.9%68.8%
43.33%307.01,00612,84222.2%52.4%
65.52%296.491211,83392.9%40.0%
51.72%295.91,19810,37350.0%53.9%
37.93%296.488011,22345.5%33.3%
67.86%286.095711,50483.3%56.3%
44.44%276.61,06610,95869.2%21.4%
55.56%275.285310,37744.4%61.1%
62.96%276.51,16111,64457.1%69.2%
44.44%274.280710,67944.4%44.4%
44.44%276.81,00812,60450.0%43.5%
53.85%266.61,14712,52366.7%42.9%
72.00%256.094110,63872.7%71.4%
36.00%256.01,18011,47840.0%35.0%
52.00%255.686511,55260.0%46.7%
82.61%236.91,19712,19575.0%86.7%
54.55%226.185711,37957.1%53.3%
50.00%226.11,09713,44371.4%40.0%
59.09%226.61,11712,74055.6%61.5%
47.62%216.21,19110,85250.0%44.4%
85.71%216.093611,517100.0%78.6%
47.62%215.71,11611,53350.0%46.1%
47.62%216.198712,26716.7%60.0%
50.00%206.486710,17158.3%37.5%
60.00%206.31,22813,32442.9%69.2%
45.00%203.376110,61650.0%41.7%
45.00%206.599112,69340.0%50.0%
63.16%196.286011,15162.5%63.6%
52.63%192.371810,82650.0%53.3%
47.37%192.288210,99657.1%41.7%
52.63%196.51,18011,75744.4%60.0%
52.63%192.887110,31562.5%45.5%
42.11%195.61,07510,60042.9%41.7%
47.37%196.41,11712,78650.0%46.1%
57.89%196.61,11811,96070.0%44.4%
52.63%196.092610,89462.5%45.5%
44.44%186.291011,07144.4%44.4%
33.33%184.387910,30312.5%50.0%
64.71%176.21,0779,78570.0%57.1%
76.47%176.61,08912,440100.0%55.6%
64.71%175.069410,45344.4%87.5%
37.50%165.51,10511,50855.6%14.3%
50.00%166.01,04111,41642.9%55.6%
50.00%167.01,21913,19050.0%50.0%
71.43%144.28609,23962.5%83.3%
30.77%135.794910,46550.0%22.2%
61.54%136.297511,94450.0%66.7%
61.54%132.497611,2420.0%72.7%
61.54%135.786812,64675.0%55.6%
76.92%136.71,12611,74375.0%80.0%
69.23%136.29919,86380.0%62.5%
50.00%125.91,08014,040100.0%45.5%
66.67%124.892013,097100.0%63.6%
41.67%125.21,06912,52066.7%33.3%
41.67%124.597211,38425.0%50.0%
41.67%126.31,08812,6340.0%50.0%
25.00%126.17227,04311.1%66.7%
90.91%116.297813,34880.0%100.0%
54.55%115.997512,79740.0%66.7%
27.27%116.01,10613,12450.0%22.2%
40.00%106.27738,91037.5%50.0%
40.00%104.71,06013,252100.0%25.0%
40.00%103.991211,41833.3%42.9%
60.00%102.188911,04780.0%40.0%
20.00%105.99649,97225.0%16.7%
20.00%102.68179,21816.7%25.0%
70.00%106.41,17613,14860.0%80.0%
50.00%105.581512,24550.0%50.0%
55.56%95.71,14111,70825.0%80.0%
33.33%93.393811,0040.0%60.0%
22.22%95.499110,91120.0%25.0%
66.67%97.21,01412,71980.0%50.0%
55.56%96.296710,92350.0%66.7%
33.33%96.51,06511,43325.0%40.0%
50.00%86.493711,53050.0%50.0%
75.00%81.794214,011100.0%71.4%
87.50%85.61,36715,648100.0%83.3%
50.00%85.785411,29450.0%50.0%
75.00%86.91,01311,477100.0%50.0%
25.00%84.874410,88733.3%20.0%
42.86%73.778212,707100.0%33.3%
71.43%75.51,08112,562100.0%60.0%
57.14%76.192711,08666.7%0.0%
57.14%73.485712,11050.0%60.0%
57.14%76.71,23714,1500.0%80.0%
33.33%62.07879,16333.3%33.3%
16.67%66.27348,4230.0%50.0%
83.33%66.01,05212,78166.7%100.0%
83.33%62.27689,99666.7%100.0%
66.67%67.11,05311,306100.0%0.0%
83.33%65.71,02910,73150.0%100.0%
66.67%65.91,12711,58666.7%66.7%
83.33%66.489911,43375.0%100.0%
33.33%65.386812,86850.0%25.0%
60.00%52.27347,09866.7%50.0%
80.00%55.91,00313,219100.0%66.7%
40.00%52.271010,3030.0%66.7%
40.00%52.868610,3590.0%100.0%

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Heimerdinger vs Veigar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Heimerdinger do against Veigar in League of Legends?

Heimerdinger wins the Heimerdinger vs Veigar matchup with a 59.6% win rate compared to Veigar's 40.4%, a 19.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 47 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Heimerdinger do against Veigar in the early game?

In the early game, Heimerdinger has the advantage against Veigar with a 65.2% win rate versus 34.8%. Heimerdinger players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Heimerdinger do against Veigar in the late game?

In the late game, Heimerdinger takes over the Heimerdinger vs Veigar matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to 45.8%. Heimerdinger scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Heimerdinger vs Veigar matchup?

Heimerdinger wins the matchup against Veigar with a 59.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 19.1 percentage point advantage means Heimerdinger is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 47 games analyzed.

What is the best Heimerdinger build against Veigar?

The best Heimerdinger build against Veigar includes Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 40.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Heimerdinger runes against Veigar?

The best Heimerdinger runes against Veigar use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 75.0% win rate in the Heimerdinger vs Veigar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Heimerdinger counter Veigar?

Yes, Heimerdinger has a favorable matchup against Veigar with a 59.6% win rate. Heimerdinger strongly counters Veigar in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Heimerdinger against Veigar?

When playing Heimerdinger against Veigar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.