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Lee Sin vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Lee Sin

based on 1,650 Lee Sin vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Lee Sin fought Anivia 1650 times. Including so many games with Lee Sin versus Anivia gives us faith in our capability to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to counter your opponent. This pairing is fairly rare. Lee Sin has to counter Anivia in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a awful job of countering Anivia. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Lee Sin against Anivia games, Lee Sin’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Lee Sin vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceSpear of ShojinEclipseProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Anivia

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Anivia Counter Stats

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Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
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6.9
< Kills >
5.4
6
< Deaths >
5
8.2
< Assists >
7.8
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
33
< Minions Killed >
161
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.53
14,667
< Physical Damage >
1,275
2,926
< Magic Damage >
17,942
1,027
< True Damage >
1,208
18,620
< Damage Dealt >
20,427
35,541
< Damage Taken >
26,819
11,677
< Gold Earned >
11,216
1.36
< Towers >
2.14
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
17,040
< Total Healing >
3,955
13,200
< Experience >
14,866
25
< Vision Score >
23
12
< Wards Placed >
11
440
< Time Dealing CC >
994

How to Counter Anivia with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Lee Sin vs. Anivia matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Anivia..

Lee Sin often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Anivia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Anivia

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Anivia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when trying to fight Anivia, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a bad counter for Anivia.

While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate than Anivia, when facing one another, Lee Sin also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Lee Sin into Anivia.

Furthermore, Lee Sin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Lee Sin is a garbage counter for Anivia. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Anivia.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Lee Sin, we analyzed 1,650 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 Lee Sin 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin to counter Anivia during both the early game 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 will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Anivia. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Lee Sin versus Anivia build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Anivia than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when playing against Anivia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Anivia as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Lee Sin vs Anivia matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Lee Sin versus Anivia tips and builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all matches run with these champs.