MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Heimerdinger vs Garen
How often does Heimerdinger beat Garen in Top?
Heimerdinger into Garen in Top: 49% observed win rate across 568 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Heimerdinger ahead by 510 gold.
Does Heimerdinger counter Garen?
Too close for a counter call: Heimerdinger sits at 49% over 568 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Garen: the Heimerdinger game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Heimerdinger at 57% across 383 games. Flip the lead and Heimerdinger falls to 32% across 184.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 57% | 383 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 32% | 184 |
| First blood | 60% | 242 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 214 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 420 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 144 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 68 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:24 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:06. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Heimerdinger's Top build, with receipts
Into Garen specifically, Heimerdinger finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 44.2% over 113 games of this matchup.
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 16.1-16.12.
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.