How to Win Anivia vs Illaoi Counter Matchup Anivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Anivia in LoL Illaoi is in the s tier of champions
Mage Support
Fighter Tank

How to Beat Illaoi as Anivia

based on 1,133 Anivia vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Anivia faced off against Illaoi in 1133 games. Having so many matchups for Anivia vs Illaoi gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to smash Illaoi. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Anivia encounters Illaoi in only 2.7% of her matches.

Anivia vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Anivia does a poor job of beating Illaoi. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Anivia vs Illaoi games, Anivia’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Anivia vs Illaoi 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
Liandry's AnguishSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Demonic EmbraceMorellonomiconShard of True Ice

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Anivia to level up e
>
Second ability for Anivia to level up q
>
Last skill for Anivia to max out w

Runes

Domination Electrocute Cheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Precision Presence of MindCoup de Grace
AttackSpeed Adaptive Armor
Anivia's passive ability p
Anivia q ability q
Anivia w ability w
Anivia e ability e
Anivia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
E
4
W
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
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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W
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R

Guide to Countering Illaoi as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Anivia vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Illaoi Image
5.8
< Kills >
5
4.9
< Deaths >
6.6
7.9
< Assists >
4.1
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
156
< Minions Killed >
195
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.67
1,111
< Physical Damage >
24,098
18,940
< Magic Damage >
559
1,601
< True Damage >
455
21,654
< Damage Dealt >
25,112
24,385
< Damage Taken >
34,201
11,451
< Gold Earned >
12,147
1.87
< Towers >
2.96
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,547
< Total Healing >
8,237
14,557
< Experience >
15,331
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
1,015
< Time Dealing CC >
76

How to Counter Illaoi with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several valuable Anivia vs. Illaoi matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Anivia usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Illaoi

Who is Better, Anivia or Illaoi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a poor counter to Illaoi.

While Anivia does have a lower win rate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Anivia into Illaoias her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Anivia is a somewhat poor counter to Illaoi. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Illaoi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Anivia

Anivia Loses Against

Heimerdinger Heimerdinger 44.8% winrate Rumble Rumble 45.1% winrate Quinn Quinn 46.3% winrate Vel'Koz Vel'Koz 46.8% winrate

Anivia Wins Against

Ivern Ivern 60.5% winrate Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol 59% winrate Kalista Kalista 57.6% winrate Ryze Ryze 57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Janna Janna + 54.5% 1007 Games Amumu Amumu + 54.7% 1744 Games Camille Camille + 54.9% 761 Games Illaoi Illaoi + 55.5% 1129 Games

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Anivia, we analyzed 1,133 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 Illaoi 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

If you would like to truly master Anivia to counter Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia often gets a similar amount of CS as Illaoi. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Illaoi build include Liandry's Anguish, Seraph's Embrace, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Anivia included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Illaoi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average winrate of 48.5% battling Illaoi with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Illaoi as Anivia, you should take 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 runes players used for Anivia vs Illaoi counters, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.

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