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

Anivia vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Anivia

based on 1,610 Anivia vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Anivia engaged Kayle in 1610 games. With so many matchups for Anivia versus Kayle provides us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to suppress Kayle. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Anivia encounters Kayle in only 2.9% of her games.

Anivia vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Anivia has done a terrible job of countering Kayle. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Anivia against Kayle games, Anivia’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Kayle.

Best Anivia vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapLuden'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
E
4
W
5
E
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R
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Anivia vs Kayle Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
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5.5
< Kills >
5.6
4.9
< Deaths >
5.7
7.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
159
< Minions Killed >
198
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,230
< Physical Damage >
7,205
17,414
< Magic Damage >
14,191
1,097
< True Damage >
546
19,742
< Damage Dealt >
21,943
26,377
< Damage Taken >
23,025
11,228
< Gold Earned >
12,581
2.2
< Towers >
2.82
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,904
< Total Healing >
7,440
15,011
< Experience >
15,681
23
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
983
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Kayle with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Anivia against Kayle matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle..

Anivia usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives more damage than Kayle. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Kayle

Who is Better, Anivia or Kayle?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually loses when trying to fight Kayle, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes a bad counter to Kayle.

While Anivia does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Anivia into Kayleas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Anivia is a bad counter to Kayle. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Kayle.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Anivia, we analyzed 1,610 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 Kayle 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 Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Kayle. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Anivia versus Kayle build include Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Kayle than with many other common item sets. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 46.8% when countering Kayle with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Kayle as Anivia, Anivia players 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 runes we have analyed for Anivia vs Kayle counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Anivia are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.