Darius vs Heimerdinger in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his stun grenade (E) is the one thing keeping him alive against your all-in — bait it before you commit. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPDARIUSthe Hand of Noxus

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPHEIMERDINGERthe Revered Inventor

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ghost

How to play it

✓ DO

Bait his E

His stun grenade (E) is what saves him from your all-in — most Heimers hold it carefully, so you'll need to bait it out first.

Punish a wasted E

The moment he wastes his E, all-in immediately — without it, he can't beat you or outrun you.

Clear his turrets

Prioritize poking him down with Q and clearing his turrets early — he perma-pushes with them, so your wave sits under your own tower either way.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never commit your all-in while his E stun is still up — that's the tool that flips the fight in his favor if it lands first.

Runes

SORCERYmatchup page

PRECISIONoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

GHOST

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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