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How to Win Thresh vs Anivia Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Thresh

based on 2,112 Thresh vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our data, Thresh battled Anivia 2112 times. Using so many matchups for Thresh versus Anivia provides us faith in our capacity to produce informative stats and a pro build to crush Anivia. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Thresh is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a poor job of countering Anivia. On average, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Thresh against Anivia rounds, Thresh’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Thresh vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsMobility Boots

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Force of NatureTrailblazerThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Anivia

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

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.

Thresh vs Anivia Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
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2.2
< Kills >
5.5
6.4
< Deaths >
5.1
14.3
< Assists >
8.3
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
34
< Minions Killed >
159
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,310
< Physical Damage >
1,227
7,536
< Magic Damage >
18,209
801
< True Damage >
1,182
9,647
< Damage Dealt >
20,619
22,490
< Damage Taken >
26,720
8,669
< Gold Earned >
11,275
1.82
< Towers >
2.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,419
< Total Healing >
3,759
10,621
< Experience >
14,924
57
< Vision Score >
23
24
< Wards Placed >
11
255
< Time Dealing CC >
1,004

How to Counter Anivia with Thresh in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Thresh versus Anivia matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Anivia. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Thresh usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Anivia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Anivia

Who is Better, Thresh or Anivia?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually loses when trying to fight Anivia, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Thresh makes a poor counter to Anivia.

While Thresh does have a lower winrate compared to Anivia, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Thresh into Aniviaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Thresh has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Thresh 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 allies during teamfights.

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter for Anivia. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Anivia.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Thresh, we analyzed 2,112 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 Thresh 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 Thresh to counter Anivia during both the early game 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 suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh usually accumulates a lot less CS as Anivia. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Thresh versus Anivia build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Anivia than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Thresh boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when countering Anivia with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Anivia as Thresh, Thresh players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Thresh vs Anivia matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Anivia as Thresh are given for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.