Background Image
How to Win Anivia vs Alistar Counter MatchupAnivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the a tier of champions
MageSupport
TankSupport

How to Beat Alistar as Anivia

based on 903 Anivia vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Anivia resulted from an analysis of 903 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Anivia is forced to battle against Alistar in only 1.6% of her games.

Anivia vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Anivia does a decent job of beating Alistar. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions face one another in. In Anivia versus Alistar matches, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Anivia vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Anivia's passive ability p
Anivia's q ability q
Anivia's w ability w
Anivia's e ability e
Anivia's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
E
4
W
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Alistar as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Alistar

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

Advice to Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Anivia vs Alistar Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Alistar Image
5.7
< Kills >
2
4.9
< Deaths >
6.2
8.2
< Assists >
13.7
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
161
< Minions Killed >
33
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,341
< Physical Damage >
1,408
18,866
< Magic Damage >
7,025
1,329
< True Damage >
911
21,536
< Damage Dealt >
9,345
25,992
< Damage Taken >
26,305
11,264
< Gold Earned >
8,444
2.1
< Towers >
1.78
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,866
< Total Healing >
9,271
14,858
< Experience >
10,361
22
< Vision Score >
55
11
< Wards Placed >
24
1,004
< Time Dealing CC >
252

How to Counter Alistar with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some influential Anivia versus Alistar counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Alistar. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Anivia usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Alistar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Alistar

Who is Better, Anivia or Alistar?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when trying to fight Alistar, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes a good counter to Alistar.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Anivia into Alistaras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Anivia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Alistar matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Anivia is a decent counter to Alistar. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Alistar.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Anivia, we analyzed 903 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 Alistar as Anivia 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.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Anivia in order to counter Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia usually picks up much more CS as Alistar. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Anivia versus Alistar build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Alistar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Anivia boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Alistar with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Alistar as Anivia, Anivia players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Anivia vs Alistar battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Alistar as Anivia are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.