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How to Win Anivia vs Nunu & Willump Counter MatchupAnivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the b tier of champions
MageSupport
TankFighter

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Anivia

based on 1,366 Anivia vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
55.4 %
K/D/A
2.86
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Anivia engaged Nunu & Willump in 1366 rounds. Using so many games with Anivia versus Nunu & Willump provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable data and a supported build to counter Nunu & Willump. This matchup is relatively rare. Anivia fights Nunu & Willump in only 2.5% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a great job of countering Nunu & Willump. Normally, she wins a fantastic 55.4% of matches the champions face one another in. In Anivia versus Nunu & Willump rounds, Anivia’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood against Nunu & Willump.

Best Anivia vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeZaz'Zak's RealmspikeZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

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
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Nunu & Willump

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 Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Anivia vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
55.4 %
VS
Win Rate
44.6 %
Nunu & Willump Image
5.7
< Kills >
4.6
4.9
< Deaths >
6.9
8.3
< Assists >
11
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.04
156
< Minions Killed >
29
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,295
< Physical Damage >
1,098
18,423
< Magic Damage >
13,199
1,126
< True Damage >
842
20,845
< Damage Dealt >
15,141
26,427
< Damage Taken >
37,769
11,266
< Gold Earned >
10,658
2.21
< Towers >
1.14
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.43
3,841
< Total Healing >
20,308
14,918
< Experience >
12,792
23
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
5
992
< Time Dealing CC >
448

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Anivia in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Anivia vs. Nunu & Willump counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champs. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nunu & Willump..

Anivia normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Anivia or Nunu & Willump?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually wins when facing off against Nunu & Willump, with a 55.4% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes a fantastic counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Anivia does have a much higher winrate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Anivia into Nunu & Willumpas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Nunu & Willump 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 teammates during teamfights.

Anivia is a great counter to Nunu & Willump. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Nunu & Willump Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Anivia, we analyzed 1,366 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 Nunu & Willump 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Anivia to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia often accumulates much more CS relative to Nunu & Willump. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling 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 situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Anivia included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Anivia had an average win rate of 55.4% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Nunu & Willump 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 builds that we analyzed for Anivia vs Nunu & Willump counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 55.4% win rate overall.

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