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How to Win Anivia vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupAnivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the b tier of champions
MageSupport
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Anivia

based on 319 Anivia vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Anivia faced off against Rek'Sai 319 times. Including so many games with Anivia versus Rek'Sai gives us faith in our ability to prepare useful stats and a solid build to suppress your enemy. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Anivia fights Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a average job of countering Rek'Sai. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champs face one another in. In Anivia vs Rek'Sai games, Anivia’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Anivia vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Anivia Items

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

Optional Items

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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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Anivia vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.6
< Kills >
7
5
< Deaths >
6
7.5
< Assists >
7.5
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
162
< Minions Killed >
34
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,272
< Physical Damage >
14,699
17,802
< Magic Damage >
67
1,218
< True Damage >
3,513
20,293
< Damage Dealt >
18,280
26,485
< Damage Taken >
35,250
11,197
< Gold Earned >
11,691
2.08
< Towers >
1.34
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
3,794
< Total Healing >
17,228
14,769
< Experience >
13,361
21
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
6
984
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some vital Anivia versus Rek'Sai counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Anivia usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Anivia or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Anivia usually fairs equally well when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Anivia does have a higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Anivia into Rek'Saias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Anivia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Anivia is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Anivia

Anivia Loses Against

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol45.2% winrateFioraFiora46.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth46.2% winrateEliseElise46.6% winrate

Anivia Wins Against

LuluLulu58% winrateSivirSivir56.7% winrateZeriZeri56.7% winrateGangplankGangplank56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Anivia, we analyzed 319 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 Rek'Sai 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Anivia to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia often accumulates much more CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Anivia versus Rek'Sai 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 significantly better when fighting Rek'Sai than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

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