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Akali vs Heimerdinger

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Akali should use her high early agency and mobility to pressure Heimerdinger and deny him safe turret setups.
This is a snowball lane where Akali must avoid giving Heimerdinger calm scaling and control of the wave.

Trading pattern

Start trades with (Q) poke and passive autos, then commit with (W) or (E) when Heimerdinger is out of turret range or turrets are cleared.
Punish Heimerdinger immediately after he uses (E) or when turrets are down to avoid his zone control.
Avoid trading when (W) is down since you lose your safest trading window and can be punished hard.

Danger windows

Respect Heimerdinger's turret zones especially when multiple turrets are active before trades.
Be cautious when (E) stun is available as it combos with turrets to punish dives.
Avoid extended fights without (W) as Heimerdinger can punish your vulnerability once your shroud expires.

Early game

Use level 1-3 to poke with (Q) and look for (W) windows to trade before Heimerdinger sets turrets.
Avoid extended trades without (W) as Heimerdinger's turrets punish prolonged fights.
Keep wave control to prevent Heimerdinger from establishing turret zones and force him to farm under pressure.

Power spikes

At level 3, use the full (Q)-(W)-(E) combo to trade aggressively when cooldowns and spacing favor you.
Respect Heimerdinger's level 6 (R) upgrade and only commit to all-ins when your (R) is available for burst or escape.
After your first AP item, increase pressure on waves and trades, forcing Heimerdinger to clear turrets under threat.

Win conditions

Use (W) to create safe windows for extended trades and all-ins, denying Heimerdinger turret setups.
Snowball early by forcing Heimerdinger to farm under pressure and punishing cooldowns to prevent scaling.
Leverage your mobility and burst to flank or pick Heimerdinger when his defensive tools are down to secure kills and side-lane pressure.