How to win lane as Aphelios against Heimerdinger · 53.11% win rate over 981 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even: his turrets zone but you can farm and kill exposed turrets. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 the lane stays a skill check between his poke and your combos. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains even with careful farming around his turret crossfire. |
| Levels 4-5 | Aphelios | By levels 4-5 your weapon rotations online and edge the lane in your favor. |
| Level 6 | Heimerdinger | At 6 Heimer's UPGRADE!!! grenade stun and empowered turret win the all-in. |
| First item | Heimerdinger | His first item is peak turret-and-poke zone control that dominates the lane. |
| Two+ items | Aphelios | With 2+ items your sustained DPS out-scales his turret kit in open teamfights. |
Levels 1-3 are a skill matchup: Heimer's turrets shove you in and zone your farm, but you can kill over-extended turrets with your gun combos and CS under tower. Respect his Micro-Rockets poke and do not stand in turret crossfire.
The full Aphelios vs Heimerdinger report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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