MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Heimerdinger vs Caitlyn
How often does Heimerdinger beat Caitlyn in Top?
Heimerdinger into Caitlyn in Top: 44% observed win rate across 39 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Heimerdinger behind by 679 gold.
Heimerdinger at 15:00
- Gold: -679
- CS: -21
- XP: -23
Typical gap to Caitlyn, from 39 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Caitlyn: the Heimerdinger game plan
Someone usually dies here around 7:39 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:29. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Heimerdinger's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Heimerdinger core is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass: 54.6% across 520 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blackfire Torch (3,875 games).
Skill plan: Heimerdinger players max Q first and take Q at level 1.