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Sett vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Sett in LoLSett is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Sett

based on 1,743 Sett vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Sett fought Heimerdinger 1743 times. With so many matchups for Sett vs Heimerdinger provides us confidence in our capacity to produce useful stats and a supported build to smash Heimerdinger. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Sett is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.6% of his games.

Sett vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Sett does a decent job of beating Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Sett vs Heimerdinger rounds, Sett’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Sett vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Titanic HydraSundered SkyStridebreaker

Optional Items

HullbreakerForce of NatureSterak's GageBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Sett

Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Sett vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.2
< Kills >
4.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
5.3
< Assists >
7.3
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
150
< Minions Killed >
132
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,848
< Physical Damage >
834
256
< Magic Damage >
24,977
5,147
< True Damage >
679
22,251
< Damage Dealt >
26,491
37,065
< Damage Taken >
20,571
11,625
< Gold Earned >
10,888
2.47
< Towers >
1.96
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,136
< Total Healing >
2,077
14,678
< Experience >
13,665
17
< Vision Score >
27
8
< Wards Placed >
13
230
< Time Dealing CC >
268

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Sett in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some significant Sett versus Heimerdinger counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..

Sett often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sett and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Sett or Heimerdinger?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sett usually wins when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Sett makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Sett does have a higher win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Sett also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sett into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Sett has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sett vs Heimerdinger matchups, Sett is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Sett is a decent counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sett against Heimerdinger.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

TaricTaric45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateLilliaLillia46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Sett, we analyzed 1,743 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Heimerdinger as Sett comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sett in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Sett versus Heimerdinger build include Titanic Hydra, Sundered Sky, and Stridebreaker. When Sett incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Heimerdinger than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sett had an average winrate of 51.3% when playing against Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Heimerdinger as Sett, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Sett vs Heimerdinger matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Sett are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.