How to win lane as Heimerdinger against Varus · 54.17% win rate over 48 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Heimerdinger | Level 1 favours you because your turret wall soaks his Q poke and out-sustains his mana. |
| Level 2 | Heimerdinger | Level 2 favours you as re-dropped turrets blank his E Hail of Arrows zone clear. |
| Level 3 | Heimerdinger | Level 3 favours you since W-E poke plus turret DPS out-trade his blight combo. |
| Levels 4-5 | Heimerdinger | Levels 4-5 favour you because you re-drop turrets faster than his poke can value-trade. |
| Level 6 | Heimerdinger | Level 6 favours you as UPGRADE!!! burst punishes a missed R Chain of Corruption. |
| First item | Heimerdinger | First item favours you since your turret DPS spike beats his blight-detonation window. |
| Two+ items | Heimerdinger | 2+ items favours you because a turret choke and E-slow kite his R engage and spot his Q. |
Levels 1-2 your turret wall soaks Varus's Q poke and Hextech Affinity out-sustains his mana; hide behind minions to dodge charged arrows and zone him off the wave.
The full Heimerdinger vs Varus 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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