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

Anivia vs Zyra

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

based on 2,309 Anivia vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Zyra as Anivia came out of an analysis of 2309 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Anivia encounters Zyra in only 4.2% of her games.

Anivia vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Anivia has done a dismal job of countering Zyra. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Anivia versus Zyra games, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Anivia vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

StormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceMalignanceRabadon's Deathcap

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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Q
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E
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Q
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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 Zyra as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Zyra

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 Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Anivia vs Zyra Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Zyra Image
5.6
< Kills >
3.8
5.1
< Deaths >
6.3
7.6
< Assists >
10.8
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.82
166
< Minions Killed >
59
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,220
< Physical Damage >
1,096
18,049
< Magic Damage >
21,696
1,208
< True Damage >
1,094
20,478
< Damage Dealt >
23,887
28,606
< Damage Taken >
18,929
11,576
< Gold Earned >
9,885
2.01
< Towers >
1.76
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,333
< Total Healing >
2,093
15,619
< Experience >
11,731
23
< Vision Score >
60
11
< Wards Placed >
25
1,047
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Counter Zyra with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several influential Anivia vs. Zyra counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zyra..

Anivia normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Zyra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Zyra

Who is Better, Anivia or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually fairs equally well when taking on Zyra, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes an ok counter to Zyra.

While Anivia does have a lower winrate compared to Zyra, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Anivia into Zyraas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Anivia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. 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 Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Anivia is a somewhat poor counter to Zyra. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing 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 Zyra.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Anivia, we analyzed 2,309 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 Zyra 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 Zyra during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia on average accumulates more CS as Zyra. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Zyra build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Zyra than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Zyra with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Zyra as Anivia, you should take 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 combinations that we analyzed for Anivia vs Zyra face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.

If you want to get Anivia versus Zyra tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all rounds finished with these champs.