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

Anivia vs Sona

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

based on 1,272 Anivia vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Anivia came out of an evaluation of 1272 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Anivia is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.3% of her matches.

Anivia vs Sona Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a good job of beating Sona. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Anivia vs Sona matches, Anivia’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Sona.

Best Anivia vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeMalignanceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Anivia vs Sona Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Sona Image
5.1
< Kills >
2
4.6
< Deaths >
5.3
7.5
< Assists >
13.9
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
156
< Minions Killed >
27
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.57
1,218
< Physical Damage >
1,673
17,175
< Magic Damage >
8,146
1,094
< True Damage >
535
19,489
< Damage Dealt >
10,355
25,276
< Damage Taken >
18,525
10,933
< Gold Earned >
8,430
2.11
< Towers >
2.32
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,697
< Total Healing >
12,925
14,519
< Experience >
10,533
23
< Vision Score >
54
11
< Wards Placed >
23
975
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Anivia in LoL

The stats provided here feature some valuable Anivia vs. Sona matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Anivia normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Sona. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Sona

Who is Better, Anivia or Sona?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually wins when taking on Sona, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a good counter to Sona.

While Anivia does have a higher win rate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Anivia into Sonaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Sona 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Anivia is a good counter for Sona. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Sona.

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

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 55% 1874 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.1% 7329 GamesRenata GlascRenata Glasc+ 55.2% 440 GamesNilahNilah+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Anivia, we analyzed 1,272 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 Sona 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 learn all of the intricacies of Anivia to counter Sona during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia typically picks up much more CS compared to Sona. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Anivia versus Sona build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Sona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when playing against Sona with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Sona as Anivia, you 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. Out of all the runes players used for Anivia vs Sona counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Anivia vs Sona tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using every round run with these champs.