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How to Win Yasuo vs Anivia Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Yasuo

based on 3,822 Yasuo vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Yasuo resulted from an analysis of 3822 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.5% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yasuo has done a dismal job of countering Anivia. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Yasuo against Anivia matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Yasuo vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined KingImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceWit's EndBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Anivia as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Anivia

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Anivia Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Anivia Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.5
7
< Deaths >
5
5.3
< Assists >
8.5
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
188
< Minions Killed >
157
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
19,439
< Physical Damage >
1,222
2,011
< Magic Damage >
17,230
954
< True Damage >
1,186
22,405
< Damage Dealt >
19,640
24,933
< Damage Taken >
26,298
12,580
< Gold Earned >
11,228
2.25
< Towers >
2.09
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,744
< Total Healing >
3,815
14,541
< Experience >
15,206
17
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
11
213
< Time Dealing CC >
999

How to Counter Anivia with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Yasuo versus Anivia matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Anivia. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in deaths.

Yasuo often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Anivia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Anivia

Who is Better, Yasuo or Anivia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually loses when facing off against Anivia, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a bad counter to Anivia.

While Yasuo does have a lower win rate than Anivia, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Yasuo into Aniviaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is a bad counter to Anivia. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Anivia.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Yasuo, we analyzed 3,822 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo in order to counter Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Anivia. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Anivia build include Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Anivia than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Anivia with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Anivia as Yasuo, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Yasuo vs Anivia counters, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Anivia as Yasuo are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.