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How to Win Anivia vs Darius Counter MatchupAnivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the b tier of champions
MageSupport
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How to Beat Darius as Anivia

based on 1,834 Anivia vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Anivia resulted from an analysis of 1834 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Anivia has to counter Darius in only 3.3% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Darius Matchup Summary

Anivia does a good job of beating Darius. Typically, she wins a fantastic 53.1% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Anivia vs Darius matches, Anivia’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Anivia vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentZaz'Zak's RealmspikeRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Anivia to level upe
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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
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R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Anivia vs Darius Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Darius Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.5
4.8
< Deaths >
6.2
7.8
< Assists >
4.1
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
157
< Minions Killed >
164
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,245
< Physical Damage >
16,591
17,327
< Magic Damage >
94
1,191
< True Damage >
3,713
19,764
< Damage Dealt >
20,399
25,949
< Damage Taken >
31,953
11,120
< Gold Earned >
11,707
2.1
< Towers >
2.15
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,695
< Total Healing >
7,686
14,852
< Experience >
14,343
22
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
975
< Time Dealing CC >
158

How to Counter Darius with Anivia in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several strategic Anivia versus Darius counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Anivia normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Darius. This commonly 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 engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Darius

Who is Better, Anivia or Darius?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually wins when taking on Darius, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Anivia makes a great counter to Darius.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Anivia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Anivia into Dariusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Darius matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Anivia is a great counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Anivia

Anivia Loses Against

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol45.2% winrateFioraFiora46.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth46.2% winrateEliseElise46.6% winrate

Anivia Wins Against

LuluLulu58% winrateSivirSivir56.7% winrateZeriZeri56.7% winrateGangplankGangplank56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 55% 1874 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.1% 7329 GamesRenata GlascRenata Glasc+ 55.2% 440 GamesNilahNilah+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Anivia, we analyzed 1,834 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 Darius 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Anivia in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Anivia versus Darius build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Darius than with many other typical builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Darius with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Darius as Anivia, you should use 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 that we analyzed for Anivia vs Darius battles, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

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