Urgot vs Heimerdinger TOP Matchup Guide

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Urgot into Heimerdingermedium

Overview

Use ranged poke and passive legs to control melee spacing and avoid turret zones.
Punish Heimerdinger's turret setups by flipping him with when he oversteps.
Your goal is to whittle health and threaten executes to force cautious Heimerdinger play.

Trade by poking from outside turret zones, then punish with flips on his forward steps.
Engage short trades when cooldown is up and passive legs are active.
Avoid trading after missing or when passive legs are on cooldown to prevent being kited.

Beware when Heimerdinger has multiple turrets set and stun ready to punish approaches.
Avoid engaging when your is down, losing your main crowd control and shield.
Exercise caution if you miss execute, as your kill pressure and threat drop significantly.

Thin the wave early to prevent Heimerdinger from freely placing turrets and zoning you.
Avoid trading inside turret range; wait for Heimerdinger to misposition before engaging.
Hold for punishing Heimerdinger's approach and shield against turret damage.

At level 6, use to threaten executes on low-health Heimerdinger and force him back.
At level 9, leverage uptime for sustained damage in side-lane duels.
Respect Heimerdinger's level 6 upgrade; avoid turret zones when it is ready.

Deny Heimerdinger turret setups by controlling the wave and punishing turret placements with flips.
Use ranged poke and passive legs to whittle his health, then secure kills with executes.
Transition to side-lane duels post-level 9, leveraging sustained damage and execute pressure to outscale and splitpush.

Tactical tip

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