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How to Win Illaoi vs Anivia Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Illaoi

based on 935 Illaoi vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.38
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Anivia as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 935 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Illaoi is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.3% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a dismal job of countering Anivia. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Illaoi vs Anivia games, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood against Anivia.

Best Illaoi vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHullbreakerBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
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Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
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Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Anivia

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Win Against Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Illaoi vs Anivia Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Anivia Image
5.1
< Kills >
6
6.9
< Deaths >
4.7
4.4
< Assists >
8.3
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
189
< Minions Killed >
161
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.49
24,599
< Physical Damage >
1,286
817
< Magic Damage >
20,205
391
< True Damage >
1,329
25,807
< Damage Dealt >
22,820
36,845
< Damage Taken >
27,242
12,005
< Gold Earned >
11,550
2.73
< Towers >
2.02
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,999
< Total Healing >
4,279
15,267
< Experience >
15,544
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
445
< Time Dealing CC >
1,040

How to Counter Anivia with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Illaoi against Anivia matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Anivia. This observation is largely caused by the differences in deaths.

Illaoi usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Anivia. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Anivia

Who is Better, Illaoi or Anivia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually fairs equally well when taking on Anivia, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes an ok counter to Anivia.

While Illaoi does have a lower winrate than Anivia, when facing one another, Illaoi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Anivia.

Additionally, Illaoi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter for Anivia. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Anivia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Illaoi, we analyzed 935 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 Anivia as Illaoi 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 Illaoi in order to counter Anivia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Anivia build consist of Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Anivia than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 49.3% when countering Anivia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Anivia as Illaoi, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Illaoi vs Anivia counters, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Illaoi versus Anivia tips and builds for a a distinct division, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match played with both champs.