Anivia vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Anivia
based on 2,229 Anivia vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Anivia vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Anivia vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Anivia
Tips for Playing as Anivia against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Anivia vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Anivia in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Anivia vs. Xerath counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xerath..
Anivia often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Xerath. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Anivia and Xerath
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Who is Better, Anivia or Xerath?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Anivia usually loses when taking on Xerath, with a 45.0% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes a poor counter for Xerath.
While Anivia does have a much lower winrate compared to Xerath, when they face off with one another, Anivia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Anivia into Xerathas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Anivia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Anivia is a garbage counter for Xerath. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Anivia to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Anivia often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Xerath. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Anivia versus Xerath build consist of Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace, and Shadowflame. When Anivia included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Xerath than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Anivia had an average win rate of 45.0% when playing against Xerath with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Xerath as Anivia, you 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. Out of all the runes players picked for Anivia vs Xerath clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.0% win rate overall.
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