Naafiri vs Anivia
How to Beat Anivia as Naafiri
based on 765 Naafiri vs Anivia matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Anivia Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Anivia Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Anivia
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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.
Naafiri vs Anivia Counter Stats
How to Counter Anivia with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some significant Naafiri against Anivia counter stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Anivia..
Naafiri normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Anivia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Naafiri and Anivia
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Anivia?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Anivia, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes an ok counter for Anivia.
While Naafiri does have a lower winrate compared to Anivia, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Anivia.
Moreover, Naafiri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri 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 team members during teamfights.
Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter to Anivia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Anivia.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri in order to counter Anivia 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 stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Anivia. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Anivia build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better versus Anivia than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average winrate of 49.7% battling Anivia with this counter build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Anivia as Naafiri, Naafiri players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Naafiri vs Anivia counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.
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