How to win lane as Tryndamere against Heimerdinger · 51.1% win rate over 364 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is a skill farm phase before his turret zone comes fully online. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill-based as you dodge poke and soak CS around his turrets. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains even while you clear turrets and avoid his grenade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Heimerdinger | At levels 4-5 his stacked turret nest and W poke zone you out, favoring Heimer. |
| Level 6 | Tryndamere | At level 6 R Undying Rage lets you dive through the turrets and kill him, favoring you. |
| First item | Heimerdinger | At first item his R-upgraded turret and poke items re-establish the zone, favoring Heimer. |
| Two+ items | Tryndamere | With two-plus items you can dive him when his grenade is down and R is up, favoring you. |
Levels 1-3 are a farming struggle decided by skill — Heimer's turrets zone you off CS and poke you as you walk up, so soak what you can safely, avoid his Q grenade, and don't waste E trying to reach him through the nest.
The full Tryndamere 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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