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Graves vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Graves in LoLGraves is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Graves

based on 2,387 Graves vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Anivia as Graves resulted from an examination of 2387 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Graves fights Anivia in only 1.4% of his matches.

Graves vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Graves does a below average job of countering Anivia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champions fight each other in. In Graves against Anivia rounds, Graves’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Graves vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
>
Second ability for Graves to level upe
>
Last skill for Graves to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Anivia

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves vs Anivia Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Anivia Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.3
5.6
< Deaths >
4.7
6.9
< Assists >
7.5
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
55
< Minions Killed >
164
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.51
18,695
< Physical Damage >
1,250
892
< Magic Damage >
17,515
1,687
< True Damage >
1,164
21,275
< Damage Dealt >
19,930
29,576
< Damage Taken >
26,471
12,766
< Gold Earned >
11,237
1.71
< Towers >
2.09
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
14,010
< Total Healing >
4,122
14,460
< Experience >
15,038
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
11
496
< Time Dealing CC >
1,000

How to Counter Anivia with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Graves against Anivia counter statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Anivia..

Graves normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Anivia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Anivia

Who is Better, Graves or Anivia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when taking on Anivia, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Graves makes an ok counter for Anivia.

While Graves does have a lower win rate than Anivia, when facing one another, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Anivia.

Additionally, Graves has only a small amount of utility and CC, 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 Graves vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Graves is a somewhat poor counter to Anivia. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Graves against Anivia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Graves, we analyzed 2,387 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 Graves 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 learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves most often racks up less CS as Anivia. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Graves versus Anivia build consist of Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Anivia than with most other common item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Anivia with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Anivia as Graves, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Graves vs Anivia counters, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.

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