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

Anivia vs Gragas

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

based on 945 Anivia vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Anivia came out of an analysis of 945 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Anivia encounters Gragas in only 1.7% of her matches.

Anivia vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Anivia does a dismal job of beating Gragas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Anivia against Gragas rounds, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Anivia vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassLuden'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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
E
4
W
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Anivia vs Gragas Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Gragas Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.6
5
< Deaths >
5.5
7.8
< Assists >
7.1
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
158
< Minions Killed >
108
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,325
< Physical Damage >
1,532
17,173
< Magic Damage >
18,836
1,163
< True Damage >
631
19,661
< Damage Dealt >
21,000
26,978
< Damage Taken >
29,129
11,145
< Gold Earned >
11,190
2.05
< Towers >
1.53
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
3,896
< Total Healing >
12,371
14,836
< Experience >
13,957
23
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
8
986
< Time Dealing CC >
403

How to Counter Gragas with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Anivia against Gragas counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Anivia normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Gragas

Who is Better, Anivia or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually loses when playing against Gragas, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Anivia makes a bad counter to Gragas.

While Anivia does have a lower winrate than Gragas, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Anivia into Gragasas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Anivia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Anivia is a somewhat poor counter to Gragas. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Gragas.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Anivia, we analyzed 945 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 Gragas 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Anivia in order to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gragas. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Anivia versus Gragas build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Gragas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Anivia had an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Gragas with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Gragas 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Anivia vs Gragas counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

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