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How to Win Anivia vs Galio Counter MatchupAnivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Anivia

based on 1,349 Anivia vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.85
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Galio as Anivia came out of an evaluation of 1349 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Anivia encounters Galio in only 2.4% of her games.

Anivia vs Galio Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a good job of countering Galio. Normally, she wins a fantastic 53.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Anivia vs Galio matches, Anivia’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Anivia vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Anivia to level upe
>
Second ability for Anivia to level upq
>
Last skill for Anivia to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Anivia's passive ability p
Anivia's q ability q
Anivia's w ability w
Anivia's e ability e
Anivia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Galio as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Galio

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

Advice to Win Against Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Anivia vs Galio Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Galio Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.2
4.8
< Deaths >
6.3
8.4
< Assists >
9
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
160
< Minions Killed >
139
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,595
< Physical Damage >
530
16,603
< Magic Damage >
20,059
1,296
< True Damage >
514
19,496
< Damage Dealt >
21,104
26,244
< Damage Taken >
24,588
11,284
< Gold Earned >
10,632
2.15
< Towers >
1.53
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,827
< Total Healing >
2,322
15,005
< Experience >
13,450
23
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
11
1,018
< Time Dealing CC >
117

How to Counter Galio with Anivia in LoL

The stats shown here feature some critical Anivia versus Galio counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Galio..

Anivia often has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Galio. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Galio

Who is Better, Anivia or Galio?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when trying to fight Galio, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a great counter to Galio.

While Anivia does have a higher win rate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Anivia into Galioas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Anivia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Galio matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Anivia is a great counter to Galio. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Galio.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Anivia, we analyzed 1,349 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Galio as Anivia comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Anivia in order to counter Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Galio. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Anivia versus Galio build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Galio than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 53.2% when playing against Galio with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Galio as Anivia, you should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Anivia vs Galio clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Galio as Anivia are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.