MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Heimerdinger vs Gnar
How often does Heimerdinger beat Gnar in Top?
Heimerdinger into Gnar in Top: 49% observed win rate across 260 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 ahead by 164 gold.
Heimerdinger at 15:00
- Gold: +164
- CS: +5
- XP: -21
Typical gap to Gnar, from 259 games that reached 15:00.
Does Heimerdinger counter Gnar?
No counter here: Heimerdinger sits at 49% over 260 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Gnar: the Heimerdinger game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Heimerdinger at 52% across 143 games. Flip the lead and Heimerdinger falls to 46% across 116.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 52% | 143 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 116 |
| First blood | 57% | 122 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 95 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 48% | 161 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 73 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:41 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:11. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Heimerdinger's Top build, with receipts
Into Gnar specifically, Heimerdinger finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 37.9% over 58 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 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.