Urgot vs Heimerdinger Counter Pick

Heimerdinger rarely needs to beat Urgot in a straight trade to take the lane, and the numbers show it: Urgot wins 47.7% of his 155 games on patch 16.13.1, rated Hard, which is notable for a champion who usually pushes melee foes around from 350 range.

The 200-unit range gap is only part of the story. H-28 G Evolution Turret claims the ground with fast-firing damage and a beam that passes through targets, so Purge, which seeks out champions Urgot has recently hit, spends its duration in a spot Heimerdinger picked. Purge also slows Urgot while he fires, which hurts badly against the stun from CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade and the converging Hextech Micro-Rockets. Hextech Affinity gives movement speed near allied towers and his own turrets, making every dive more expensive.

Urgot’s answer is found in the health bars. Heimerdinger starts with 558 health and 19 Armor at level 1 and reaches 2,343 and 90.4 by level 18, while Urgot begins at 655 and 36 and climbs to 2,389 and 121. Heimerdinger’s damage is magic, so Urgot’s 32 Magic Resist, not his armor, determines how much the poke hurts. A single landed Disdain, which shields Urgot and throws a caught champion out of position, followed by Fear Beyond Death below the health threshold, can still finish the fight in one sequence. Kit reference: Heimerdinger.