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How to Win Kayle vs Anivia Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Kayle

based on 1,610 Kayle vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Anivia as Kayle came out of an evaluation of 1610 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Kayle is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.4% of her games.

Kayle vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Kayle does a good job of countering Anivia. On average, she wins a fantastic 53.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Kayle against Anivia games, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood against Anivia.

Best Kayle vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRiftmakerKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapTerminusWit's EndGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Anivia

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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.

Kayle vs Anivia Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Anivia Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.5
5.7
< Deaths >
4.9
5.6
< Assists >
7.4
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
198
< Minions Killed >
159
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.55
7,205
< Physical Damage >
1,230
14,191
< Magic Damage >
17,414
546
< True Damage >
1,097
21,943
< Damage Dealt >
19,742
23,025
< Damage Taken >
26,377
12,581
< Gold Earned >
11,228
2.82
< Towers >
2.2
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,440
< Total Healing >
3,904
15,681
< Experience >
15,011
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
11
250
< Time Dealing CC >
983

How to Counter Anivia with Kayle in LoL

The stats provided here show several critical Kayle versus Anivia counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Anivia..

Kayle usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Anivia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Anivia

Who is Better, Kayle or Anivia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually wins when taking on Anivia, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Kayle makes a great counter for Anivia.

While Kayle does have a higher winrate compared to Anivia, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Aniviaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayle has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Anivia matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kayle is a great counter to Anivia. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Anivia.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Kayle, we analyzed 1,610 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 Kayle 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 Kayle in order to counter Anivia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle often gets a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champs who on average don't earn 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 properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kayle versus Anivia build include Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Kraken Slayer. When Kayle incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Anivia than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 53.2% when countering Anivia with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Anivia as Kayle, Kayle players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kayle vs Anivia counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.

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