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

Anivia vs Zac

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

based on 1,209 Anivia vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Zac as Anivia resulted from an examination of 1209 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Anivia is forced to battle against Zac in only 2.2% of her matches.

Anivia vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Anivia has done a pathetic job of countering Zac. On average, she wins a lowly 46.7% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Anivia versus Zac rounds, Anivia’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Zac.

Best Anivia vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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
7
E
8
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 Zac as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Anivia vs Zac Counter Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Zac Image
5.4
< Kills >
4.7
5.4
< Deaths >
4.9
8
< Assists >
11.2
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
162
< Minions Killed >
62
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,342
< Physical Damage >
1,596
18,950
< Magic Damage >
15,824
1,868
< True Damage >
1,189
22,162
< Damage Dealt >
18,611
27,663
< Damage Taken >
42,292
11,315
< Gold Earned >
10,907
1.98
< Towers >
1.63
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
3,931
< Total Healing >
43,972
14,953
< Experience >
13,335
23
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
8
1,028
< Time Dealing CC >
441

How to Counter Zac with Anivia in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Anivia versus Zac matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zac..

Anivia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Zac

Who is Better, Anivia or Zac?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Anivia makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Anivia does have a lower win rate compared to Zac, when facing one another, Anivia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Anivia into Zacas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Anivia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting 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 Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Anivia is a bad counter to Zac. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Anivia against Zac.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Anivia, we analyzed 1,209 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 Zac 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 Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia often accumulates more CS relative to Zac. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Anivia versus Zac build consist of Malignance, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Zac than with most other typical builds. In fact, Anivia had an average winrate of 46.7% when countering Zac with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Zac 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. Out of all the runes players picked for Anivia vs Zac LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zac as Anivia are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.