How to win lane as Varus against Heimerdinger · 45.3% win rate over 479 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Heimerdinger | Heimer's turrets deny your caster CS and chip you at level 1 before you can answer. |
| Level 2 | Heimerdinger | At level 2 his turret-plus-auto zone still dictates the lane and you can't trade evenly. |
| Level 3 | Heimerdinger | Level 3 gives him a full turret field that walls off your last-hits and poke angles. |
| Levels 4-5 | Heimerdinger | Through levels 4-5 his grenade poke and turret chip out-grind your Q harass. |
| Level 6 | Heimerdinger | His level 6 empowered E grenade is a long stun that beats your R engage on cooldown. |
| First item | Heimerdinger | At one item his free turret shoves pin you under tower while his poke stays ahead. |
| Two+ items | Heimerdinger | In teamfights his turret nest plus grenade lock down the exact space your channel needs. |
Heimer wins the level 1-2 lane outright: his turrets deny you the caster minions and chip your HP while you can't safely walk up to answer them. Trade Piercing Arrow poke onto him whenever he steps to CS, but respect that his grenade out-ranges your comfortable trade window.
The full Varus 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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