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

Anivia vs Nidalee

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

based on 341 Anivia vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
55.1 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Nidalee as Anivia resulted from an analysis of 341 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Anivia encounters Nidalee in only 0.6% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Anivia does a great job of countering Nidalee. Normally, she wins a whopping 55.1% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Anivia against Nidalee rounds, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Anivia vs Nidalee 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 EmbraceLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

Malignance

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
7
E
8
Q
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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 Nidalee as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Anivia vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
55.1 %
VS
Win Rate
44.9 %
Nidalee Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.4
5
< Deaths >
6.1
7.7
< Assists >
7.7
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
160
< Minions Killed >
42
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.09
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,242
< Physical Damage >
1,492
17,481
< Magic Damage >
18,344
1,154
< True Damage >
1,045
19,878
< Damage Dealt >
20,882
27,050
< Damage Taken >
31,113
11,313
< Gold Earned >
11,692
2.17
< Towers >
1.57
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
4,028
< Total Healing >
16,332
14,993
< Experience >
13,169
22
< Vision Score >
26
11
< Wards Placed >
8
997
< Time Dealing CC >
169

How to Counter Nidalee with Anivia in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Anivia versus Nidalee counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nidalee..

Anivia often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Nidalee. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Nidalee

Who is Better, Anivia or Nidalee?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually wins when taking on Nidalee, with a 55.1% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a fantastic counter for Nidalee.

While Anivia does have a much higher winrate than Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Anivia into Nidaleeas her relative depth means that 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 Nidalee. 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 Nidalee 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 Nidalee. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Anivia against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Anivia, we analyzed 341 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 Nidalee 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 Nidalee during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia on average accumulates much more CS compared to Nidalee. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Nidalee build include Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Nidalee than with many other common builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 55.1% when playing against Nidalee with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Nidalee 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. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Anivia vs Nidalee battles, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 55.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nidalee as Anivia are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.