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Anivia vs Diana

How to Beat Diana as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Diana as Anivia

based on 2,218 Anivia vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Diana as Anivia came out of an evaluation of 2218 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Anivia has to counter Diana in only 4.0% of her games.

Anivia vs Diana Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a good job of countering Diana. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.1% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Anivia versus Diana matches, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Diana.

Best Anivia vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeSeraph's EmbraceStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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Q
2
E
3
E
4
W
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Diana as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Anivia vs Diana Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Diana Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.2
4.9
< Deaths >
6.6
7.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
156
< Minions Killed >
98
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.84
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,185
< Physical Damage >
2,283
16,299
< Magic Damage >
19,571
1,024
< True Damage >
972
18,509
< Damage Dealt >
22,827
25,779
< Damage Taken >
24,447
11,020
< Gold Earned >
12,077
2.05
< Towers >
1.64
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
3,660
< Total Healing >
5,951
14,784
< Experience >
14,052
22
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
7
974
< Time Dealing CC >
132

How to Counter Diana with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some important Anivia vs. Diana matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Diana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Diana..

Anivia normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Diana. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Diana

Who is Better, Anivia or Diana?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when playing against Diana, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a good counter to Diana.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate compared to Diana, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Anivia into Dianaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Anivia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. 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 in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Diana 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Anivia is a good counter for Diana. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Diana.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Anivia, we analyzed 2,218 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 Diana 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 truly master Anivia to counter Diana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia typically racks up more CS as Diana. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Anivia versus Diana build include Malignance, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Diana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 52.1% battling Diana with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Diana 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Anivia vs Diana face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.1% win rate overall.

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