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

Anivia vs Nautilus

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

based on 2,307 Anivia vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Nautilus as Anivia came out of an analysis of 2307 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Anivia is forced to battle against Nautilus in only 4.2% of her matches.

Anivia vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a good job of beating Nautilus. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.5% of games the champs fight each other in. In Anivia vs Nautilus matches, Anivia’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Anivia vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeRod of AgesZhonya'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
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
6
R
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E
8
Q
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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 Nautilus as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Nautilus

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 Nautilus

If Nautilus uses Riptide right next to you, hold in place until the ripple effect finishes before running. Running early will run straight into the secondary explosions, causing you to take additional damage and slow.

While Nautilus is shielded, he is capable of dealing large amounts of area of effect damage with his basic attacks - consider taking down the shield if you have time.

Anivia vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Nautilus Image
5.6
< Kills >
2.1
5
< Deaths >
6.5
8.5
< Assists >
13.2
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
156
< Minions Killed >
35
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,280
< Physical Damage >
2,805
17,820
< Magic Damage >
6,004
1,206
< True Damage >
901
20,307
< Damage Dealt >
9,710
25,811
< Damage Taken >
22,439
11,211
< Gold Earned >
8,525
2.2
< Towers >
1.45
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,642
< Total Healing >
2,262
14,785
< Experience >
10,446
23
< Vision Score >
53
11
< Wards Placed >
23
994
< Time Dealing CC >
472

How to Counter Nautilus with Anivia in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some strategic Anivia against Nautilus counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nautilus. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Anivia often has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Nautilus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Nautilus

Who is Better, Anivia or Nautilus?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when playing against Nautilus, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a good counter for Nautilus.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate than Nautilus, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Anivia into Nautilusas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Anivia is a good counter for Nautilus. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Anivia, we analyzed 2,307 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 Nautilus 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 Nautilus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia on average picks up much more CS compared to Nautilus. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Anivia versus Nautilus build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Anivia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Nautilus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 52.5% battling Nautilus with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Nautilus 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. Of all the runes players picked for Anivia vs Nautilus counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.

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