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How to Win Anivia vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupAnivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Anivia

based on 1,244 Anivia vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.85
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Anivia came out of an analysis of 1244 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Anivia is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.3% of her matches.

Anivia vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Anivia does a good job of countering Cho'Gath. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Anivia versus Cho'Gath games, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Anivia vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
2
E
3
E
4
W
5
E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Cho'Gath

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 Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Anivia vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.6
4.8
< Deaths >
5.9
8.2
< Assists >
6
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
156
< Minions Killed >
152
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.44
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,384
< Physical Damage >
3,118
20,037
< Magic Damage >
13,797
1,310
< True Damage >
3,754
22,733
< Damage Dealt >
20,669
26,863
< Damage Taken >
42,111
11,263
< Gold Earned >
11,267
2.14
< Towers >
2.09
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
4,010
< Total Healing >
9,148
15,024
< Experience >
14,454
23
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
1,020
< Time Dealing CC >
756

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some critical Anivia against Cho'Gath counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath..

Anivia often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Anivia or Cho'Gath?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually wins when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes a good counter to Cho'Gath.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Anivia into Cho'Gathas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Cho'Gath matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Anivia is a good counter to Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Anivia against Cho'Gath.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Anivia, we analyzed 1,244 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 Cho'Gath 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Anivia to counter Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Anivia versus Cho'Gath build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Cho'Gath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Anivia had an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Cho'Gath 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 builds players picked for Anivia vs Cho'Gath clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Anivia x Cho'Gath tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with these champions.