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

Anivia vs Naafiri

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

based on 765 Anivia vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Naafiri as Anivia came out of an analysis of 765 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Anivia has to counter Naafiri in only 1.4% of her games.

Anivia vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Anivia does a average job of countering Naafiri. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champions battle each other in. In Anivia vs Naafiri games, Anivia’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Anivia vs Naafiri 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 EmbraceZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Optional Items

MalignanceLiandry's TormentLuden'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 ForceArmor
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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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 Naafiri as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Naafiri

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.

Anivia vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Naafiri Image
5.3
< Kills >
8
5
< Deaths >
6.5
7.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
153
< Minions Killed >
154
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,216
< Physical Damage >
24,090
16,856
< Magic Damage >
96
1,133
< True Damage >
1,201
19,205
< Damage Dealt >
25,387
26,511
< Damage Taken >
25,589
11,074
< Gold Earned >
12,426
2.04
< Towers >
1.51
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,753
< Total Healing >
6,377
14,699
< Experience >
14,090
22
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
8
1,129
< Time Dealing CC >
59

How to Counter Naafiri with Anivia in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several influential Anivia vs. Naafiri counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..

Anivia normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Naafiri

Who is Better, Anivia or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes an ok counter to Naafiri.

While Anivia does have a higher win rate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Anivia into Naafirias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Anivia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Naafiri matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Anivia is a decent counter to Naafiri. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Naafiri.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Anivia, we analyzed 765 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 Naafiri 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 truly master Anivia in order to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Naafiri. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Naafiri build include Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Naafiri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Naafiri as Anivia, Anivia players should equip 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 sets players used for Anivia vs Naafiri face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Naafiri as Anivia are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.