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Aphelios vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Aphelios

based on 1,330 Aphelios vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Aphelios battled Anivia in 1330 games. Including so many games with Aphelios versus Anivia gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to shatter Anivia. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Aphelios fights Anivia in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a terrible job of beating Anivia. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.6% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Aphelios vs Anivia matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Aphelios vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRunaan's HurricaneLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Anivia

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Advice to Win Against Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Aphelios vs Anivia Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
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7
< Kills >
5.5
6.3
< Deaths >
4.7
5.9
< Assists >
7.9
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
180
< Minions Killed >
162
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.54
22,306
< Physical Damage >
1,225
1,500
< Magic Damage >
17,843
493
< True Damage >
1,148
24,300
< Damage Dealt >
20,217
19,150
< Damage Taken >
26,616
12,198
< Gold Earned >
11,377
2.4
< Towers >
2.13
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,513
< Total Healing >
4,047
12,887
< Experience >
15,155
17
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
11
141
< Time Dealing CC >
1,005

How to Counter Anivia with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several strategic Aphelios against Anivia matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between these two champs. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Anivia..

Aphelios often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Anivia. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Anivia

Who is Better, Aphelios or Anivia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Anivia, with a 45.6% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a bad counter to Anivia.

While Aphelios does have a much lower win rate than Anivia, when they face off with one another, Aphelios also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Aphelios into Aniviaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Aphelios is a terribly counter to Anivia. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Anivia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,330 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 Anivia as Aphelios 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aphelios in order to counter Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Aphelios versus Anivia build consist of Infinity Edge, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Aphelios used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Anivia than with most other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 45.6% when countering Anivia with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Anivia as Aphelios, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Aphelios vs Anivia fights, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.6% winrate overall.

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