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How to Win Rek'Sai vs Anivia Counter MatchupRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Rek'Sai

based on 319 Rek'Sai vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Anivia as Rek'Sai resulted from an examination of 319 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Rek'Sai encounters Anivia in only 1.6% of his games.

Rek'Sai vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai does a ok job of beating Anivia. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Rek'Sai versus Anivia games, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Rek'Sai vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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Q
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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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Guide to Countering Anivia as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Anivia

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

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.

Rek'Sai vs Anivia Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Anivia Image
7
< Kills >
5.6
6
< Deaths >
5
7.5
< Assists >
7.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
34
< Minions Killed >
162
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.5
14,699
< Physical Damage >
1,272
67
< Magic Damage >
17,802
3,513
< True Damage >
1,218
18,280
< Damage Dealt >
20,293
35,250
< Damage Taken >
26,485
11,691
< Gold Earned >
11,197
1.34
< Towers >
2.08
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
17,228
< Total Healing >
3,794
13,361
< Experience >
14,769
23
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
284
< Time Dealing CC >
984

How to Counter Anivia with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some significant Rek'Sai versus Anivia matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Anivia..

Rek'Sai typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Anivia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Anivia

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Anivia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when playing against Anivia, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter to Anivia.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower winrate than Anivia, when on opposite teams, Rek'Sai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Rek'Sai into Anivia.

Additionally, Rek'Sai has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter for Anivia. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rek'Sai against Anivia.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 319 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai often accumulates a lot less CS as Anivia. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Anivia build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Anivia than with most other common builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Anivia with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Anivia as Rek'Sai, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Rek'Sai vs Anivia counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.

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