Xerath vs Anivia
How to Beat Anivia as Xerath
based on 2,564 Xerath vs Anivia matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Anivia Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Anivia Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Anivia
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Anivia Counter Stats
How to Counter Anivia with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize some vital Xerath against Anivia matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between these two champions. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Anivia..
Xerath usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Anivia. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Anivia
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Who is Better, Xerath or Anivia?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Anivia, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes an ok counter for Anivia.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate compared to Anivia, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Aniviaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Anivia matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter to Anivia. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Anivia.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to counter Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Anivia. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Xerath versus Anivia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Anivia than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Anivia with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Anivia as Xerath, Xerath players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Xerath vs Anivia counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.
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