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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Anivia Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Kai'Sa

based on 2,293 Kai'Sa vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Anivia as Kai'Sa resulted from an examination of 2293 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa has to counter Anivia in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a below average job of beating Anivia. On average, she wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Kai'Sa against Anivia games, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Kai'Sa vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordKircheis Shard

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndThe CollectorBlade of The Ruined KingNashor's Tooth

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Anivia as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Anivia

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Anivia Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Anivia Image
7.7
< Kills >
5.5
6.2
< Deaths >
4.8
6.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
183
< Minions Killed >
162
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.52
13,213
< Physical Damage >
1,240
8,960
< Magic Damage >
17,517
482
< True Damage >
1,166
22,656
< Damage Dealt >
19,925
20,175
< Damage Taken >
26,512
12,659
< Gold Earned >
11,356
2.05
< Towers >
2.18
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,501
< Total Healing >
3,971
13,035
< Experience >
15,220
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
11
48
< Time Dealing CC >
1,006

How to Counter Anivia with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several significant Kai'Sa against Anivia counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Anivia..

Kai'Sa usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Anivia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Anivia

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Anivia?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when taking on Anivia, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Anivia.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate compared to Anivia, when facing one another, Kai'Sa also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kai'Sa into Anivia.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kai'Sa is a trash counter to Anivia. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Anivia.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 2,293 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 Kai'Sa 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to counter Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Anivia. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Anivia build consist of Bloodthirster, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa included at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Anivia than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Anivia with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Anivia as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kai'Sa vs Anivia counters, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

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