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

Anivia vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 794 Anivia vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.81
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Anivia battled Heimerdinger in 794 matches. With so many games with Anivia vs Heimerdinger provides us faith in our ability to produce enlightening data and a solid build to destroy Heimerdinger. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Anivia is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a good job of beating Heimerdinger. Normally, she wins a terrific 52.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Anivia against Heimerdinger matches, Anivia’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Anivia vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

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
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Anivia vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

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Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
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5.5
< Kills >
4.5
4.7
< Deaths >
6.5
7.7
< Assists >
6.9
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
159
< Minions Killed >
136
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,070
< Physical Damage >
809
17,610
< Magic Damage >
24,881
1,138
< True Damage >
683
19,819
< Damage Dealt >
26,372
26,988
< Damage Taken >
20,618
11,342
< Gold Earned >
10,895
2.01
< Towers >
1.91
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,207
< Total Healing >
2,138
15,404
< Experience >
13,748
22
< Vision Score >
29
11
< Wards Placed >
13
1,036
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Anivia in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several valuable Anivia versus Heimerdinger counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger..

Anivia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Anivia or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually wins when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a good counter to Heimerdinger.

While Anivia does have a higher win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Anivia into Heimerdingeras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Anivia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Heimerdinger 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Anivia is a good counter to Heimerdinger. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Anivia, we analyzed 794 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 Heimerdinger 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 in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Heimerdinger build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Anivia combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Heimerdinger than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Anivia had an average win rate of 52.5% battling Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Heimerdinger 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. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Anivia vs Heimerdinger counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.

If you want to view Anivia x Heimerdinger tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using all games played with both champs.