Swain, Vel'Koz, Ahri are among the strongest counters to Anivia this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Anivia Counters

BAnivia · Mid · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.0%

Pick

1.6%

Ban

1.4%

Games

104,262

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 4h agoPatch 26.2063,233,300 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Anivia

How often these champions beat Anivia. Pick one of these into it.

Swain54.9%481 games 2

Vel'Koz54.1%440 games 3

Ahri53.3%4,523 games 4

Xerath53.3%2,231 games 5

Aurelion Sol53.3%1,117 games 6

Fizz53.0%2,649 games 7

Ziggs52.6%475 games 8

Malzahar52.5%3,292 games

Worst picks against Anivia

How often these champions beat Anivia: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Ryze44.2%1,155 games 2

Jayce44.4%268 games 3

Smolder44.7%291 games 4

Akshan45.6%902 games 5

Annie45.8%727 games 6

Galio46.2%1,394 games 7

Akali46.3%2,637 games 8

Sylas46.4%2,758 games

How to play against Anivia

To beat Anivia in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Anivia is a balanced pick this patch with a 50.0% win rate across 104,262 ranked games at a 1.6% pick rate. The champions that beat Anivia hardest right now are Swain, Vel'Koz, Ahri: Swain wins 54.9% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Anivia is strongest early (49.7% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: 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. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Anivia's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.