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

Anivia vs Graves

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

based on 2,387 Anivia vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our database, Anivia battled Graves 2387 times. With so many matchups for Anivia versus Graves gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a pro build to obliterate your opposition. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Anivia has to counter Graves in only 4.3% of her matches.

Anivia vs Graves Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a average job of countering Graves. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Anivia vs Graves rounds, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Anivia vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeRod of AgesZhonya's HourglassMalignance

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
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R
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Graves as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Anivia vs Graves Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Graves Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.2
4.7
< Deaths >
5.6
7.5
< Assists >
6.9
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
164
< Minions Killed >
55
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,250
< Physical Damage >
18,695
17,515
< Magic Damage >
892
1,164
< True Damage >
1,687
19,930
< Damage Dealt >
21,275
26,471
< Damage Taken >
29,576
11,237
< Gold Earned >
12,766
2.09
< Towers >
1.71
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
4,122
< Total Healing >
14,010
15,038
< Experience >
14,460
23
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
6
1,000
< Time Dealing CC >
496

How to Counter Graves with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several valuable Anivia versus Graves counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between these two champions. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Anivia typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Graves. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Graves

Who is Better, Anivia or Graves?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually fairs equally well when playing against Graves, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Anivia does have a higher win rate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Anivia into Gravesas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Anivia is a decent counter for Graves. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Graves.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Anivia, we analyzed 2,387 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 Graves 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Anivia to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia most often accumulates more CS relative to Graves. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Graves build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Liandry's Torment. When Anivia incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Graves than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Graves as Anivia, Anivia players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Anivia vs Graves matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Graves as Anivia are given for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.