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

Anivia vs Taliyah

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

based on 616 Anivia vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Anivia came out of an analysis of 616 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Anivia encounters Taliyah in only 1.1% of her games.

Anivia vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Anivia does a good job of countering Taliyah. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.6% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Anivia against Taliyah rounds, Anivia’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Anivia vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Anivia Items

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

Optional Items

MalignanceZhonya'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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
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 Taliyah as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Anivia vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Taliyah Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.9
5
< Deaths >
6.4
7.5
< Assists >
8.4
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
166
< Minions Killed >
128
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,120
< Physical Damage >
871
17,855
< Magic Damage >
22,357
1,102
< True Damage >
1,147
20,077
< Damage Dealt >
24,375
27,012
< Damage Taken >
21,373
11,420
< Gold Earned >
12,061
2.04
< Towers >
1.57
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
4,039
< Total Healing >
4,372
15,068
< Experience >
14,353
22
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
9
996
< Time Dealing CC >
566

How to Counter Taliyah with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Anivia against Taliyah counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Anivia often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives more damage than Taliyah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Taliyah

Who is Better, Anivia or Taliyah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when facing off against Taliyah, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a good counter for Taliyah.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate than Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Anivia into Taliyahas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Anivia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Taliyah 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Anivia is a good counter for Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Anivia against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Anivia, we analyzed 616 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 Taliyah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Anivia in order to counter Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Taliyah. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Anivia versus Taliyah build include Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Taliyah than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 52.6% when countering Taliyah with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Taliyah as Anivia, Anivia players should use 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 builds players chose for Anivia vs Taliyah fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taliyah as Anivia are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.