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

Anivia vs Tahm Kench

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

based on 1,338 Anivia vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Anivia faced Tahm Kench in 1338 rounds. Using so many matchups for Anivia vs Tahm Kench gives us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to wreck Tahm Kench. This matchup is relatively rare. Anivia has to counter Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of her games.

Anivia vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Anivia does a decent job of countering Tahm Kench. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Anivia versus Tahm Kench rounds, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Anivia vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassLuden'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
W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Tahm Kench

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 Tahm Kench

When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!

Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Anivia vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Tahm Kench Image
5.3
< Kills >
4.7
5
< Deaths >
5.3
7.9
< Assists >
8
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
154
< Minions Killed >
117
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,328
< Physical Damage >
3,924
19,543
< Magic Damage >
15,189
1,238
< True Damage >
701
22,110
< Damage Dealt >
19,815
26,219
< Damage Taken >
39,690
10,972
< Gold Earned >
10,222
2.04
< Towers >
1.97
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,803
< Total Healing >
11,492
14,572
< Experience >
12,984
22
< Vision Score >
25
11
< Wards Placed >
12
1,007
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some important Anivia against Tahm Kench counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Tahm Kench..

Anivia often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Tahm Kench. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Anivia or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when facing off against Tahm Kench, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a good counter for Tahm Kench.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate than Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Anivia into Tahm Kenchas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Anivia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Tahm Kench 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 Tahm Kench. Make sure you focus your actions 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 Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Anivia, we analyzed 1,338 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 Tahm Kench 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 learn all of the intricacies of Anivia in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Tahm Kench. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Anivia versus Tahm Kench build consist of Malignance, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Tahm Kench than with most other common builds. In fact, Anivia had an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Tahm Kench 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. Of all the runes players chose for Anivia vs Tahm Kench counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

If you need to see Anivia versus Tahm Kench tips and counter builds for a a distinct division, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all matches run with both champions.