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

Anivia vs Thresh

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

based on 2,112 Anivia vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Thresh as Anivia came out of an examination of 2112 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Anivia has to counter Thresh in only 3.8% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Anivia does a decent job of beating Thresh. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champions face each other in. In Anivia against Thresh games, Anivia’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Anivia vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

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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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 Thresh as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Anivia vs Thresh Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Thresh Image
5.5
< Kills >
2.2
5.1
< Deaths >
6.4
8.3
< Assists >
14.3
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
159
< Minions Killed >
34
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,227
< Physical Damage >
1,310
18,209
< Magic Damage >
7,536
1,182
< True Damage >
801
20,619
< Damage Dealt >
9,647
26,720
< Damage Taken >
22,490
11,275
< Gold Earned >
8,669
2.12
< Towers >
1.82
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,759
< Total Healing >
2,419
14,924
< Experience >
10,621
23
< Vision Score >
57
11
< Wards Placed >
24
1,004
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Thresh with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Anivia versus Thresh counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Thresh. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Anivia typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Thresh. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Anivia and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Thresh

Who is Better, Anivia or Thresh?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Anivia usually wins when playing against Thresh, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes a good counter to Thresh.

While Anivia does have a higher winrate compared to Thresh, when facing one another, Anivia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Anivia into Threshas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Thresh 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 teamfights.

Anivia is a decent counter for Thresh. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Thresh.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Anivia, we analyzed 2,112 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 Thresh 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 truly master Anivia in order to counter Thresh during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia on average picks up much more CS compared to Thresh. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Anivia versus Thresh build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Thresh than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 51.8% when countering Thresh with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Thresh 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Anivia vs Thresh clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Thresh as Anivia are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.