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

Anivia vs Olaf

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

based on 499 Anivia vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.73
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Olaf as Anivia resulted from an examination of 499 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Anivia has to counter Olaf in only 0.9% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Anivia does a decent job of countering Olaf. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champs face each other in. In Anivia vs Olaf matches, Anivia’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Anivia vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Optional Items

MalignanceLiandry's Torment

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
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E
4
W
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Olaf

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 Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Anivia vs Olaf Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Olaf Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.7
4.8
< Deaths >
6.6
7.7
< Assists >
4.8
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
159
< Minions Killed >
149
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.39
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,211
< Physical Damage >
16,471
16,730
< Magic Damage >
146
1,237
< True Damage >
6,257
19,179
< Damage Dealt >
22,875
25,735
< Damage Taken >
31,740
11,140
< Gold Earned >
12,128
2.08
< Towers >
2.4
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
3,648
< Total Healing >
15,256
14,879
< Experience >
14,596
23
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
7
978
< Time Dealing CC >
353

How to Counter Olaf with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some influential Anivia versus Olaf counter stats that can help you explain the distinctions between this set of champions. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Olaf..

Anivia typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Olaf. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Olaf

Who is Better, Anivia or Olaf?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when taking on Olaf, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes a good counter for Olaf.

While Anivia does have a higher win rate than Olaf, when facing one another, Anivia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Anivia into Olafas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Olaf matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a 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 decent counter to Olaf. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Olaf.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Anivia, we analyzed 499 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 Olaf 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 Olaf during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Anivia versus Olaf build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Olaf than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average winrate of 51.1% when playing against Olaf with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Olaf as Anivia, Anivia players 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. Of all the runes we have analyed for Anivia vs Olaf battles, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.

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