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How to Win Vladimir vs Anivia Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Vladimir

based on 1,818 Vladimir vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Anivia as Vladimir resulted from an examination of 1818 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Vladimir has to counter Anivia in only 1.6% of his matches.

Vladimir vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a poor job of countering Anivia. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Vladimir against Anivia rounds, Vladimir’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Vladimir vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
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 Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Anivia

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Anivia Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Anivia Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.3
5.2
< Deaths >
4.3
5.6
< Assists >
7.4
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
184
< Minions Killed >
167
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.5
988
< Physical Damage >
1,494
22,888
< Magic Damage >
19,518
365
< True Damage >
1,299
24,241
< Damage Dealt >
22,312
32,596
< Damage Taken >
25,826
11,428
< Gold Earned >
11,213
1.83
< Towers >
2.11
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
27,880
< Total Healing >
4,141
14,624
< Experience >
15,176
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
119
< Time Dealing CC >
1,001

How to Counter Anivia with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Vladimir against Anivia matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Anivia..

Vladimir often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Anivia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Anivia

Who is Better, Vladimir or Anivia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when taking on Anivia, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Anivia.

While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Anivia, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Aniviaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vladimir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter for Anivia. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Anivia.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Vladimir, we analyzed 1,818 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir to counter Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir often picks up a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Vladimir versus Anivia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Anivia than with many other typical builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling Anivia with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Anivia as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Vladimir vs Anivia counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.

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