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How to Win Nidalee vs Anivia Counter MatchupNidalee is in the b tier of champions

Nidalee vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Nidalee

based on 341 Nidalee vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Nidalee resulted from an examination of 341 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Nidalee has to counter Anivia in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Nidalee vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a pathetic job of countering Anivia. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.9% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nidalee versus Anivia matches, Nidalee’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Nidalee vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nidalee's passive ability p
Nidalee's q ability q
Nidalee's w ability w
Nidalee's e ability e
Nidalee's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Anivia

Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.

Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.

Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.

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.

Nidalee vs Anivia Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Anivia Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
5
7.7
< Assists >
7.7
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
42
< Minions Killed >
160
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,492
< Physical Damage >
1,242
18,344
< Magic Damage >
17,481
1,045
< True Damage >
1,154
20,882
< Damage Dealt >
19,878
31,113
< Damage Taken >
27,050
11,692
< Gold Earned >
11,313
1.57
< Towers >
2.17
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,332
< Total Healing >
4,028
13,169
< Experience >
14,993
26
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
169
< Time Dealing CC >
997

How to Counter Anivia with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Nidalee versus Anivia matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Anivia..

Nidalee usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Anivia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Anivia

Who is Better, Nidalee or Anivia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when taking on Anivia, with a 44.9% win rate. Thus, Nidalee makes a bad counter to Anivia.

While Nidalee does have a much lower win rate than Anivia, when facing one another, Nidalee also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nidalee into Aniviaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nidalee also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Nidalee is a trash counter for Anivia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Anivia.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Nidalee, we analyzed 341 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 Nidalee 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 Nidalee to counter Anivia 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 tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee most often picks up a lot less CS as 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 properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nidalee versus Anivia build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Anivia than with many other typical builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 44.9% when countering Anivia with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Anivia as Nidalee, Nidalee players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Nidalee vs Anivia battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 44.9% winrate overall.

If you need to get Nidalee vs Anivia tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using all rounds played with both champs.