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

Anivia vs Hwei

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

based on 2,650 Anivia vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
56.1 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Hwei as Anivia came out of an analysis of 2650 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Anivia is forced to battle against Hwei in only 4.8% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Anivia does a great job of beating Hwei. Typically, she wins a fantastic 56.1% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Anivia against Hwei matches, Anivia’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Anivia vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffStormsurgeZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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R
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E
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Hwei as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Anivia vs Hwei Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
56.1 %
VS
Win Rate
43.9 %
Hwei Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.3
5
< Deaths >
6.2
7.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
163
< Minions Killed >
145
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,132
< Physical Damage >
1,017
18,135
< Magic Damage >
24,112
1,189
< True Damage >
563
20,456
< Damage Dealt >
25,694
28,405
< Damage Taken >
19,109
11,598
< Gold Earned >
11,012
2.17
< Towers >
1.75
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,343
< Total Healing >
1,803
15,571
< Experience >
13,842
24
< Vision Score >
28
11
< Wards Placed >
13
1,018
< Time Dealing CC >
591

How to Counter Hwei with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some critical Anivia against Hwei counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..

Anivia usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Hwei. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Hwei

Who is Better, Anivia or Hwei?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 56.1% win rate. Therefore, Anivia makes a fantastic counter to Hwei.

While Anivia does have a much higher winrate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Anivia into Hweias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Anivia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Hwei 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 teammates during teamfights.

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

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Anivia, we analyzed 2,650 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 Hwei 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 truly master Anivia in order to counter Hwei during both the laning 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 pay attention to 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 on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Hwei build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Anivia included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Hwei than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average winrate of 56.1% battling Hwei with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Hwei as Anivia, Anivia players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Anivia vs Hwei battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 56.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hwei as Anivia are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.