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

Anivia vs Poppy

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

based on 857 Anivia vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Poppy as Anivia resulted from an analysis of 857 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Anivia is forced to battle against Poppy in only 1.6% of her matches.

Anivia vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a good job of countering Poppy. Normally, she wins a terrific 52.6% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Anivia against Poppy matches, Anivia’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Poppy.

Best Anivia vs Poppy 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
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentLuden's CompanionZhonya'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
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Anivia vs Poppy Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Poppy Image
5.5
< Kills >
4.6
5
< Deaths >
5.5
7.9
< Assists >
8.3
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
160
< Minions Killed >
82
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.76
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,270
< Physical Damage >
13,508
18,083
< Magic Damage >
3,552
1,283
< True Damage >
922
20,637
< Damage Dealt >
17,983
26,797
< Damage Taken >
30,566
11,257
< Gold Earned >
10,437
2.14
< Towers >
1.57
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
3,975
< Total Healing >
7,981
14,930
< Experience >
13,224
23
< Vision Score >
24
11
< Wards Placed >
9
1,001
< Time Dealing CC >
645

How to Counter Poppy with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several valuable Anivia versus Poppy counter statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..

Anivia often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Poppy

Who is Better, Anivia or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when playing against Poppy, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a good counter for Poppy.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Anivia into Poppyas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Anivia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Poppy 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Anivia is a good counter to Poppy. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Poppy.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Anivia, we analyzed 857 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 Poppy 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

To truly master Anivia in order to counter Poppy during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia on average picks up more CS as Poppy. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Poppy build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Poppy than with most other common item sets. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 52.6% battling Poppy with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Poppy 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 we have analyed for Anivia vs Poppy clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Anivia are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.