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

Anivia vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Anivia

based on 825 Anivia vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Anivia came out of an examination of 825 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Anivia has to counter Nilah in only 1.5% of her matches.

Anivia vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Anivia does a below average job of countering Nilah. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Anivia vs Nilah games, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Anivia vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

MalignanceZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

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
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Nilah

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.

Anivia vs Nilah Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Nilah Image
5.7
< Kills >
8
4.9
< Deaths >
6.7
8.4
< Assists >
5.9
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
159
< Minions Killed >
173
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,264
< Physical Damage >
19,606
18,984
< Magic Damage >
201
1,214
< True Damage >
456
21,463
< Damage Dealt >
20,263
26,364
< Damage Taken >
24,661
11,303
< Gold Earned >
12,856
2.14
< Towers >
2.59
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,899
< Total Healing >
9,016
15,141
< Experience >
13,447
22
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
9
1,004
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Nilah with Anivia in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some valuable Anivia versus Nilah counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nilah..

Anivia often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Nilah

Who is Better, Anivia or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nilah, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes an ok counter for Nilah.

While Anivia does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Anivia into Nilahas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Anivia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Anivia is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Anivia

Anivia Loses Against

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol45.2% winrateFioraFiora46.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth46.2% winrateEliseElise46.6% winrate

Anivia Wins Against

LuluLulu58% winrateSivirSivir56.7% winrateZeriZeri56.7% winrateGangplankGangplank56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 55% 1874 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.1% 7329 GamesRenata GlascRenata Glasc+ 55.2% 440 GamesNilahNilah+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Anivia, we analyzed 825 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 Nilah 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 Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly 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 case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Anivia versus Nilah build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Nilah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 49.1% battling Nilah with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nilah as Anivia, you 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 rune sets players used for Anivia vs Nilah fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Anivia are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.