Heimerdinger, League of Legends champion

Win Rate: 50.5%
Pick Rate: 1.4%
Ban Rate: 6.2%

Heimerdinger Top Runes: Keystone & Shards

MageSupport

Patch: 26.20
Games: 2,832
Lane: Top
Tier: All Tiers
Last Updated: Oct 22, 2026 UTC
Methodology: Data Methodology
Author: Dakota Chinnick

Best Top Heimerdinger runes for LoL Patch 26.20 - Conqueror from the Precision tree with Sorcery secondary (52.6% WR, 50.8% pick rate). Heimerdinger's optimal primary runes are Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Cut Down. Secondary tree: Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm.

Heimerdinger Top Runes in Patch 26.20

Heimerdinger performs best with Conqueror as the keystone rune from the Precision tree. Heimerdinger's optimal primary runes are Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Cut Down. Heimerdinger's secondary rune tree is Sorcery with Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm. This rune setup achieves a 52.64% win rate (+2.2% win rate difference) with a 50.8% pick rate across 1,438 Heimerdinger games.

52.6%Win Rate

+2.2%WR Diff

50.8%Pick Rate

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Heimerdinger Runes - Alternative

This alternative Heimerdinger rune build uses Arcane Comet as the keystone from the Sorcery tree. The primary runes are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch. Heimerdinger's secondary rune tree is Inspiration with Biscuit Delivery, Magical Footwear. This setup achieves a 50.75% win rate (+0.3% win rate difference) with a 9.4% pick rate across 266 games.

50.8%Win Rate

+0.3%WR Diff

9.4%Pick Rate

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, dealing increased damage based on distance.

Adaptive Damage: 15 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Damage amplification scales up to 100% at 750 range.

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 20 + 2% of your maximum health, increased by up to 100% based on missing Health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Every Heimerdinger Top Keystone and Secondary Tree (Patch 26.20)

2,704 games

Heimerdinger Top runs Conqueror in 58% of games, with a 52.1% win rate. Sorcery is the usual secondary tree (58%). Standard stat shards: Adaptive Force (offense), Adaptive Force (flex), Health Scaling (defense).

Keystones

Rune	Players	Win Rate	Games
ConquerorMost played	57.7%	52.1%	1,561
Arcane Comet	33.9%	47.3%	918
Deathfire Touch	3.7%	48.0%	100
Dark Harvest	1.7%	41.3%	46

Secondary trees

Rune	Players	Win Rate	Games
SorceryMost played	58.4%	52.1%	1,579
Domination	24.5%	45.7%	663
Inspiration	12.4%	50.4%	335
Precision	3.4%	52.7%	91

Pick rate is the share of Heimerdinger games in this lane that used the rune; options under 40 games are left out. A higher win rate on a rarely picked rune is usually a matchup-specific choice, not a general upgrade.

Heimerdinger Minor Runes by Tree

Every minor rune Heimerdinger players take, grouped by rune tree, with how often it is picked and how often it wins.

Sorcery

Rune	Players	Win Rate	Games
Absolute FocusMost played	87.1%	50.3%	2,356
Gathering Storm	57.5%	52.8%	1,556
Manaflow Band	38.4%	47.2%	1,038
Scorch	37.3%	46.8%	1,008
Transcendence	5.4%	50.3%	147
Axiom Arcanist	3.2%	51.7%	87

Precision

Rune	Players	Win Rate	Games
Legend: HasteMost played	59.1%	52.1%	1,599
Presence of Mind	57.1%	51.9%	1,545
Cut Down	57.1%	51.5%	1,544
Triumph	2.7%	60.3%	73
Coup de Grace	2.5%	61.8%	68
Last Stand	1.5%	56.1%	41

Domination

Rune	Players	Win Rate	Games
Taste of BloodMost played	23.2%	45.8%	627
Treasure Hunter	22.4%	46.3%	605
Ultimate Hunter	4.6%	46.8%	124
Cheap Shot	3.7%	49.5%	101
Grisly Mementos	2.2%	54.2%	59

Inspiration

Rune	Players	Win Rate	Games
Magical FootwearMost played	10.5%	50.2%	285
Biscuit Delivery	10.5%	49.8%	283
Cosmic Insight	2.0%	49.1%	55

Heimerdinger Stat Shards

Which stat shards Heimerdinger players choose in each of the three shard rows, and the win rate of each.

Rune	Players	Win Rate	Games
Adaptive Force (flex)Most played	97.8%	50.2%	2,644
Adaptive Force (offense)	95.8%	50.3%	2,591
Health Scaling (defense)	92.6%	50.0%	2,504
Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense)	3.8%	59.2%	103
Health (defense)	3.6%	44.3%	97
Ability Haste (offense)	2.6%	47.9%	71
Move Speed (flex)	1.6%	48.8%	43
Attack Speed (offense)	1.6%	45.2%	42

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Heimerdinger Runes FAQ - Patch 26.20

What is the best keystone for Heimerdinger Top?

Conqueror: Heimerdinger Top takes it in 58% of ranked games and wins 52.1% of 1,561 games. Alternatives: Arcane Comet (34%, 47.3%), Deathfire Touch (4%, 48.0%).

What stat shards should Heimerdinger take?

Most Heimerdinger players take Adaptive Force (offense), Adaptive Force (flex), Health Scaling (defense) — one from each shard row.

What are the best Heimerdinger runes in patch 26.20?

The best Heimerdinger runes in patch 26.20 use the Precision tree with Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Cut Down, and the Sorcery tree with Absolute Focus and Gathering Storm. This rune setup achieves a 52.6% win rate with a 50.8% pick rate.

What is the win rate for Heimerdinger's best rune page?

Heimerdinger's best rune page has a 52.6% win rate in patch 26.20, which is +2.2% compared to Heimerdinger's average win rate. This rune setup has a 50.8% pick rate among Heimerdinger players.

What keystone should I use on Heimerdinger?

Conqueror from the Precision tree is the best keystone rune for Heimerdinger in patch 26.20. This keystone synergizes well with Heimerdinger's kit and provides a 52.6% win rate.

What is Heimerdinger's primary rune tree?

Heimerdinger's primary rune tree is Precision. The optimal Precision runes for Heimerdinger are Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Cut Down, with Conqueror being the keystone of choice.

What is Heimerdinger's secondary rune tree?

Heimerdinger's best secondary rune tree is Sorcery. The recommended Sorcery runes are Absolute Focus and Gathering Storm, which complement Heimerdinger's Precision primary tree.

What are alternative rune setups for Heimerdinger?

An alternative Heimerdinger rune setup uses Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.

How popular are Heimerdinger's runes?

Heimerdinger's top rune page has a 50.8% pick rate in patch 26.20. This indicates that 50.8% of Heimerdinger players use the Conqueror setup with Precision and Sorcery trees.