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How to Win Kassadin vs Anivia Counter MatchupKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Kassadin in LoLKassadin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Kassadin

based on 821 Kassadin vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Kassadin engaged Anivia in 821 rounds. With so many games with Kassadin vs Anivia provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This pairing is somewhat rare. Kassadin is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.6% of his matches.

Kassadin vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Kassadin does a good job of beating Anivia. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Kassadin versus Anivia rounds, Kassadin’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Kassadin vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapMalignance

Optional Items

StormsurgeRod of AgesZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kassadin to level upe
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Second ability for Kassadin to level upw
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outq

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Anivia

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

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.

Kassadin vs Anivia Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Anivia Image
7.6
< Kills >
5.1
5.2
< Deaths >
4.9
5.7
< Assists >
7.7
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
173
< Minions Killed >
164
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,925
< Physical Damage >
1,856
22,056
< Magic Damage >
17,559
570
< True Damage >
1,293
24,552
< Damage Dealt >
20,709
29,568
< Damage Taken >
26,621
12,115
< Gold Earned >
11,181
1.75
< Towers >
2.13
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,325
< Total Healing >
3,831
15,590
< Experience >
15,007
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
188
< Time Dealing CC >
1,017

How to Counter Anivia with Kassadin in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Kassadin against Anivia counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Anivia..

Kassadin usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Anivia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Anivia

Who is Better, Kassadin or Anivia?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when trying to fight Anivia, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes a good counter to Anivia.

While Kassadin does have a higher winrate compared to Anivia, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Kassadin into Aniviaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kassadin has some 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Anivia matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kassadin is a good counter for Anivia. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kassadin against Anivia.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Kassadin, we analyzed 821 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 Kassadin 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 Kassadin to counter Anivia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kassadin versus Anivia build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Anivia than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Anivia with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Anivia as Kassadin, Kassadin players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kassadin vs Anivia fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Anivia as Kassadin are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.