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Akali vs Anivia

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How to Beat Anivia as Akali

based on 2,962 Akali vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Anivia as Akali resulted from an examination of 2962 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Akali fights Anivia in only 1.3% of her games.

Akali vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a dismal job of countering Anivia. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Akali versus Anivia games, Akali’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Akali vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLich BaneShadowflameVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Anivia

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

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.

Akali vs Anivia Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Anivia Image
8.4
< Kills >
5.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.1
5.1
< Assists >
7.8
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
156
< Minions Killed >
157
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,448
< Physical Damage >
1,391
22,644
< Magic Damage >
17,730
735
< True Damage >
1,235
24,827
< Damage Dealt >
20,357
26,604
< Damage Taken >
26,740
11,573
< Gold Earned >
11,090
1.39
< Towers >
2.09
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,487
< Total Healing >
3,711
14,406
< Experience >
14,906
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
75
< Time Dealing CC >
979

How to Counter Anivia with Akali in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several influential Akali against Anivia matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Anivia. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Akali normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Anivia. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Anivia

Who is Better, Akali or Anivia?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akali usually loses when facing off against Anivia, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Akali makes a bad counter to Anivia.

While Akali does have a lower winrate compared to Anivia, when facing one another, Akali also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Akali into Aniviaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Akali is a terribly counter for Anivia. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Anivia.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Akali, we analyzed 2,962 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 Akali 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 truly master Akali 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Anivia. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Akali versus Anivia build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Anivia than with most other common item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Anivia with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Anivia as Akali, Akali players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Akali vs Anivia face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

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