How to win lane as Illaoi against Heimerdinger · 46.27% win rate over 402 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Heimerdinger | Heimerdinger-favoured: level 1 turret and Q poke zone you off farm immediately. |
| Level 2 | Heimerdinger | Heimerdinger-favoured: level 2 the turret wall out-trades you with no gap-close available. |
| Level 3 | Heimerdinger | Heimerdinger-favoured: level 3 his DPS zone denies CS and punishes approaches. |
| Levels 4-5 | Heimerdinger | Heimerdinger-favoured: levels 4-5 you still can't reach him through the turrets. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | Illaoi-favoured: level 6 R Leap of Faith clears the wall and lands you on him for a full combo. |
| First item | Heimerdinger | Heimerdinger-favoured: first item re-establishes the turret zone and shoves you off the wave. |
| Two+ items | Heimerdinger | Heimerdinger-favoured: at 2+ items R turrets and E Stun kite and lock your all-in. |
Heimer wins levels 1-5 comfortably — his turrets zone you off CS and out-trade you at range, and you have no way to reach him through the wall, so just farm what you can and set up for 6.
The full Illaoi 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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