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

Anivia vs Veigar

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

based on 2,018 Anivia vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Veigar as Anivia came out of an examination of 2018 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Anivia has to counter Veigar in only 3.7% of her rounds.

Anivia vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Anivia does a decent job of beating Veigar. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Anivia vs Veigar matches, Anivia’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Veigar.

Best Anivia vs Veigar 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 EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeRod of AgesZaz'Zak's RealmspikeZhonya'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
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Anivia vs Veigar Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Veigar Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.8
5
< Deaths >
6.3
7.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
160
< Minions Killed >
169
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,176
< Physical Damage >
703
18,493
< Magic Damage >
23,698
1,226
< True Damage >
582
20,897
< Damage Dealt >
24,984
27,442
< Damage Taken >
19,108
11,474
< Gold Earned >
12,049
2.15
< Towers >
2.06
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,960
< Total Healing >
1,891
15,256
< Experience >
14,446
23
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
11
994
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Veigar with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some significant Anivia vs. Veigar matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Veigar..

Anivia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Veigar

Who is Better, Anivia or Veigar?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually wins when playing against Veigar, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a good counter to Veigar.

While Anivia does have a higher win rate than Veigar, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Anivia into Veigaras her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Anivia is a decent counter for Veigar. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Veigar.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Anivia, we analyzed 2,018 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 Veigar 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 Veigar 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 displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Veigar. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Anivia versus Veigar build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Anivia combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Veigar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Veigar with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Veigar 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 runes that we analyzed for Anivia vs Veigar matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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