MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Irelia vs Heimerdinger
How often does Irelia beat Heimerdinger in Top?
Irelia into Heimerdinger in Top: 53% observed win rate across 468 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Irelia behind by 74 gold.
Does Irelia counter Heimerdinger?
Too close for a counter call: Irelia sits at 53% over 468 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 Heimerdinger: the Irelia game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Irelia at 62% across 231 games. Flip the lead and Irelia falls to 44% across 237.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 62% | 231 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 44% | 237 |
| First blood | 61% | 187 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 163 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 273 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 43 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:14 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Irelia's Top build, with receipts
Into Heimerdinger specifically, Irelia finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 57.7% over 227 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Irelia core is Blade of The Ruined King, Hullbreaker, Wit's End: 58.0% across 5,176 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (29,930 games).
Skill plan: Irelia players max Q first and take Q at level 1.