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Nami vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Nami in LoLNami is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Nami

based on 1,547 Nami vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
3.38
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our data, Nami did battle with Anivia 1547 times. Having so many matchups for Nami vs Anivia gives us faith in our capability to produce useful statistics and a supported build to crush your opponent. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Nami is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.4% of her games.

Nami vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Nami has done a ok job of countering Anivia. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Nami versus Anivia matches, Nami’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Nami vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterMikael's BlessingMoonstone RenewerDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Anivia

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Anivia Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Anivia Image
1.8
< Kills >
4.9
5
< Deaths >
4.8
15.1
< Assists >
7.3
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
24
< Minions Killed >
163
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.52
912
< Physical Damage >
1,218
8,806
< Magic Damage >
16,713
591
< True Damage >
1,128
10,310
< Damage Dealt >
19,059
16,072
< Damage Taken >
26,277
8,506
< Gold Earned >
11,115
2.27
< Towers >
2.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,326
< Total Healing >
3,924
10,780
< Experience >
14,910
60
< Vision Score >
24
26
< Wards Placed >
11
197
< Time Dealing CC >
986

How to Counter Anivia with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Nami versus Anivia matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Anivia. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Anivia. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Anivia

Who is Better, Nami or Anivia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when playing against Anivia, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Nami makes an ok counter for Anivia.

While Nami does have a lower winrate than Anivia, when facing one another, Nami also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Anivia.

Additionally, Nami also has a lot 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 in League of Legends, in Nami 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 allies during teamfights.

Nami is a somewhat poor counter for Anivia. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nami against Anivia.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Nami, we analyzed 1,547 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 Nami 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 Nami 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami often gets a lot less CS as Anivia. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Nami versus Anivia build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Anivia than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Anivia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Anivia as Nami, Nami players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Nami vs Anivia clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.

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