Anivia - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
2.0%

Aniviavs Katarina

CMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Anivia vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Anivia wins with a 53.5% win rate (+7.0%) over Katarina based on 43 games. Katarina wins the early laning phase while Anivia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Anivia build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Anivia vs Katarina matchup.

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Anivia Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Anivia performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Anivia - 53.5% win rate in this matchup
Anivia
53.5% WR
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Katarina vs Anivia matchup - 46.5% win rate
Katarina
46.5% WR

Who Wins the Anivia vs Katarina Matchup?

Anivia wins the Anivia vs Katarina matchup
Winner
Anivia
Matches: 43
53.5%
Win Rate
46.5%
6.5
CS / min
6.1
731
DMG / min
1,079
11,462
Gold / game
12,712
182
Heal / min
224
572
DMG Mitigated / min
662
1.5
CC / min
0.1
43.8%
Early Game WR
56.3%
59.3%
Late Game WR
40.7%

Anivia vs Katarina Matchup Summary

The Anivia vs Katarina matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 43 recent matches analyzed, Anivia wins with a 53.5% win rate compared to Katarina's 46.5%, giving Anivia a 7.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Katarina controls the early laning stage, but Anivia outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Katarina needs to press advantages before Anivia reaches their power spikes, while Anivia should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Anivia leads by 1.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Anivia players can confidently pick into Katarina and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Katarina away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Anivia vs Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown

Katarina wins the laning phase against Anivia in League of Legends

Katarina is favored during the laning phase against Anivia, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Katarina holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.5Anivia
6.1Katarina
Anivia edges out Katarina by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Anivia.
Damage
731Anivia
1,079Katarina
Katarina heavily out-damages Anivia by 348 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Anivia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Katarina's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,462Anivia
12,712Katarina
Katarina generates a commanding 1,250 more gold per game than Anivia. This substantial economic advantage means Katarina consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Anivia should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.5Anivia
0.1Katarina
Anivia brings significantly more crowd control than Katarina, with 1.4 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Anivia far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Katarina should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
754Anivia
886Katarina
Katarina heals and mitigates 132 more damage per minute than Anivia, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Katarina to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Anivia.

Best Anivia Build Against Katarina

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Katarina, providing the mobility and stats Anivia needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Anivia against Katarina are Rod of Ages, Zhonya's Hourglass and Seraph's Embrace. This combination gives Anivia an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Katarina. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Anivia vs Katarina matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Katarina
56.3%
+12.5% advantage
Anivia early game win rateAnivia43.8%
Katarina early game win rateKatarina56.3%
Late Game
Anivia
59.3%
+18.5% advantage
Anivia late game win rateAnivia59.3%
Katarina late game win rateKatarina40.7%

Katarina dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.3% win rate — a 12.5 percentage point lead over Anivia. This lopsided early game means Katarina can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Anivia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 59.3% win rate — 18.5 points above Katarina. Extended games heavily favor Anivia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Katarina must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Anivia reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Anivia survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Anivia Runes Against Katarina

Domination rune tree - Anivia primary runes vs KatarinaDomination
Electrocute - best Anivia rune vs KatarinaCheap Shot - best Anivia rune vs KatarinaGrisly Mementos - best Anivia rune vs KatarinaRelentless Hunter - best Anivia rune vs Katarina
Precision rune tree - Anivia secondary runes vs KatarinaPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Anivia rune vs KatarinaPresence of Mind - best Anivia rune vs Katarina
80.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Anivia to press their advantage against Katarina, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Anivia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Anivia's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Anivia build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Anivia matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.88%1046.971411,69144.0%61.1%
52.81%896.778510,93155.8%48.6%
42.05%886.774011,12647.4%38.0%
47.67%865.265810,92533.3%58.0%
44.05%846.479911,26241.7%45.8%
52.17%696.869510,94858.1%47.4%
53.62%696.772411,66353.3%53.9%
38.71%626.485011,89147.8%33.3%
43.55%626.068710,82543.8%43.3%
44.26%616.672611,46340.0%47.2%
46.55%586.471910,85942.3%50.0%
49.09%556.267710,15451.4%45.0%
55.10%496.370911,61352.6%56.7%
50.00%486.264510,97842.1%55.2%
60.42%486.770912,00353.9%62.9%
68.18%446.086910,83873.9%61.9%
53.49%436.573111,46243.8%59.3%
39.02%416.874912,14042.9%37.0%
52.50%406.777212,00658.8%47.8%
50.00%402.654610,09847.4%52.4%
48.65%375.977311,31441.7%52.0%
47.22%366.787111,73656.3%40.0%
61.11%364.868711,97158.3%62.5%
38.24%341.95458,83236.4%41.7%
38.24%343.363310,98241.7%36.4%
45.45%335.970910,68550.0%42.9%
51.52%336.275810,94450.0%52.9%
50.00%326.379710,53760.0%41.2%
53.13%326.482810,73550.0%56.3%
41.94%314.081910,78738.5%44.4%
41.94%316.878212,06446.1%38.9%
38.71%316.67619,64735.3%42.9%
46.67%302.16249,30545.5%47.4%
44.83%297.072710,78335.7%53.3%
44.83%295.764010,80036.4%50.0%
46.43%286.676712,35066.7%36.8%
35.71%286.369410,36633.3%38.5%
42.31%262.55789,38636.4%46.7%
46.15%266.67039,61642.9%50.0%
56.00%256.57499,37956.3%55.6%
41.67%242.460510,00537.5%43.8%
58.33%246.771311,38933.3%73.3%
54.17%245.46138,48457.1%50.0%
50.00%246.176811,50263.6%38.5%
62.50%247.36959,81664.3%60.0%
41.67%246.565610,52830.8%54.5%
39.13%236.583912,71425.0%42.1%
50.00%226.269211,49328.6%60.0%
31.82%225.368810,29122.2%38.5%
38.10%212.15637,85328.6%57.1%
61.90%216.386710,86444.4%75.0%
30.00%206.16979,34937.5%25.0%
75.00%207.076210,60790.0%60.0%
55.00%207.170611,28160.0%50.0%
60.00%206.175811,19466.7%54.5%
36.84%196.879610,68328.6%41.7%
57.89%196.877811,67255.6%60.0%
61.11%186.384412,58633.3%75.0%
35.29%174.087811,30650.0%27.3%
23.53%176.972712,39412.5%33.3%
43.75%167.57199,02641.7%50.0%
50.00%166.289310,01260.0%45.5%
62.50%166.874211,72060.0%63.6%
31.25%167.078412,22628.6%33.3%
26.67%152.852410,3090.0%36.4%
60.00%152.246010,33342.9%75.0%
73.33%151.95479,23055.6%100.0%
53.33%156.783311,37850.0%57.1%
66.67%156.595211,02166.7%66.7%
40.00%156.674011,87520.0%50.0%
64.29%147.478011,12555.6%80.0%
35.71%146.374510,28557.1%14.3%
57.14%141.96108,78760.0%55.6%
28.57%147.277911,06028.6%28.6%
38.46%132.04899,70033.3%42.9%
61.54%136.61,06910,68842.9%83.3%
46.15%131.95278,75650.0%42.9%
46.15%136.584611,98580.0%25.0%
38.46%131.74598,57433.3%42.9%
61.54%132.15319,81762.5%60.0%
53.85%136.979812,12650.0%55.6%
58.33%127.085211,01571.4%40.0%
27.27%116.689811,49950.0%22.2%
40.00%106.675212,88266.7%28.6%
50.00%105.672213,026100.0%37.5%
30.00%103.14569,9990.0%60.0%
70.00%101.64557,65366.7%75.0%
60.00%105.582813,202100.0%55.6%
40.00%106.872912,28350.0%37.5%
40.00%105.471310,84833.3%50.0%
55.56%94.071712,35333.3%66.7%
44.44%96.275110,02266.7%33.3%
33.33%95.576713,0980.0%37.5%
55.56%96.079411,629100.0%42.9%
88.89%96.772912,355100.0%75.0%
25.00%86.379611,15425.0%25.0%
50.00%86.274411,58150.0%50.0%
87.50%86.967912,488100.0%83.3%
62.50%82.05498,28880.0%33.3%
62.50%86.465810,97566.7%60.0%
37.50%84.74577,57040.0%33.3%
25.00%81.75539,25020.0%33.3%
37.50%85.258610,29225.0%50.0%
42.86%76.463610,67075.0%0.0%
71.43%76.966510,57850.0%100.0%
14.29%72.65748,96520.0%0.0%
71.43%76.58519,21750.0%100.0%
42.86%76.067310,37633.3%50.0%
28.57%76.674212,5870.0%40.0%
83.33%67.370510,68575.0%100.0%
50.00%62.36308,70450.0%50.0%
33.33%66.77168,39250.0%0.0%
16.67%67.074611,60133.3%0.0%
50.00%65.56898,26640.0%100.0%
80.00%56.364912,607100.0%75.0%
20.00%56.04778,04250.0%0.0%
40.00%53.668110,2360.0%66.7%
80.00%54.16588,54080.0%0.0%
40.00%56.95839,08350.0%33.3%
60.00%56.073814,7160.0%60.0%
80.00%51.858511,8900.0%80.0%
60.00%55.467111,7600.0%75.0%

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Anivia vs Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Anivia do against Katarina in League of Legends?

Anivia wins the Anivia vs Katarina matchup with a 53.5% win rate compared to Katarina's 46.5%, a 7.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 43 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Anivia do against Katarina in the early game?

In the early game, Katarina has the advantage against Anivia with a 56.3% win rate versus 43.8%. Katarina players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Anivia do against Katarina in the late game?

In the late game, Anivia takes over the Anivia vs Katarina matchup with a 59.3% win rate compared to 40.7%. Anivia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Anivia vs Katarina matchup?

Anivia wins the matchup against Katarina with a 53.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 7.0 percentage point advantage means Anivia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 43 games analyzed.

What is the best Anivia build against Katarina?

The best Anivia build against Katarina includes Rod of Ages, Zhonya's Hourglass, Seraph's Embrace with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Anivia runes against Katarina?

The best Anivia runes against Katarina use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Anivia vs Katarina matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Anivia counter Katarina?

Yes, Anivia has a favorable matchup against Katarina with a 53.5% win rate. Anivia strongly counters Katarina in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Anivia against Katarina?

When playing Anivia against Katarina, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Katarina. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.