Malzahar vs Heimerdinger TOP Matchup Guide

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Malzahar into Heimerdingermedium

Overview

Keep the wave pushed to deny Heimerdinger safe turret setups and zone control.
Maintain medium lane pressure to prevent Heimerdinger from establishing turret zones.
Use suppression picks with to create map pressure and force resets.

Push with and Voidlings, then threaten trades when Heimerdinger steps out of turret range.
Avoid walking into turret zones; engage only after is down.
Use silence and suppression to lock down isolated Heimerdinger.

Avoid turret zones when Heimerdinger's stun and upgrade are ready.
Do not trade inside turret range to prevent heavy turret beam damage and crowd control.
Use carefully; avoid reckless engages during its cooldown.

Level 6 grants suppression; track availability to force picks or safe disengages.
First mana/AP item boosts damage and wave control; increase pressure while respecting turret zones.
Respect Heimerdinger's level 3 full zone and level 6 upgraded ability; avoid turret zones during these spikes.

Keep the wave pushed permanently to deny Heimerdinger turret setups and calm scaling.
Use suppression to create picks or disengage from turret zones.
Punish turret cooldowns to open objective setups or roams and extend map pressure.

Tactical tip

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Updated Jul 4, 2026