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How to Win Anivia vs Karthus Counter MatchupAnivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Anivia in LoLAnivia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Anivia

based on 686 Anivia vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.86
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Anivia fought Karthus 686 times. Using so many matchups for Anivia versus Karthus provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a pro build to smash your rival. This pairing is somewhat rare. Anivia is forced to battle against Karthus in only 1.2% of her games.

Anivia vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Anivia has done a great job of beating Karthus. On average, she wins a terrific 54.2% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Anivia vs Karthus rounds, Anivia’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Karthus.

Best Anivia vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rod of AgesZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Anivia's passive ability p
Anivia's q ability q
Anivia's w ability w
Anivia's e ability e
Anivia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Anivia

Tips for Playing as Anivia against Karthus

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

Advice to Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Anivia vs Karthus Counter Stats

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Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Karthus Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.6
5
< Deaths >
7.8
7.9
< Assists >
9
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
166
< Minions Killed >
86
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.27
1,235
< Physical Damage >
264
19,050
< Magic Damage >
29,777
1,191
< True Damage >
1,962
21,477
< Damage Dealt >
32,004
28,985
< Damage Taken >
29,447
11,920
< Gold Earned >
12,468
2.21
< Towers >
1.06
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
4,522
< Total Healing >
8,923
15,880
< Experience >
14,457
22
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
8
1,020
< Time Dealing CC >
222

How to Counter Karthus with Anivia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Anivia vs. Karthus matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. Anivia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Anivia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Karthus..

Anivia typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Anivia and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Anivia
Karthus

Who is Better, Anivia or Karthus?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Anivia usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 54.2% win rate. As a result, Anivia makes a great counter to Karthus.

While Anivia does have a much higher winrate compared to Karthus, when on opposite teams, Anivia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Anivia into Karthusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Anivia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Anivia vs Karthus matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Anivia is a great counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Anivia against Karthus.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Anivia, we analyzed 686 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 Karthus as Anivia 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 Anivia to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Anivia most often accumulates more CS relative to Karthus. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Anivia versus Karthus build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Anivia used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Karthus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 54.2% when playing against Karthus with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Karthus as Anivia, Anivia players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Anivia vs Karthus fights, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.2% win rate overall.

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