Sivir vs Twitch Counter Pick

Deadly Venom deals true damage. That single line explains most of a 46.5% win rate for Sivir over 1,283 recorded games on patch 16.13.1: Twitch’s stacking poison ignores armor entirely, so the 30 Sivir starts with and the 98 she reaches by level 18 are irrelevant to the part of his damage that kills her. Spell Shield has nothing to block either, because the poison comes from basic attacks.

• Range. 550 against 500. Twitch wins the standing exchange before Ambush is even involved.
• Ambush. Camouflage plus a movement speed boost, then attack speed on exit, the approach Sivir cannot see coming and cannot outrun at 335 against 330 once Fleet of Foot is on cooldown.
• Contaminate. Detonating accumulated venom in one blast, which turns a survivable retreat into a death.
• Spray and Pray. Piercing bolts over a great distance, so Sivir’s positioning behind her team stops being safety.

Her counters are wave control and group movement. Ricochet and Boomerang Blade shove faster than Twitch farms, and On The Hunt gives a team the speed to collapse on a champion with 630 base health and 27 armor before Venom Cask’s slow can hold them. Twitch finishes at 2,296 health against Sivir’s 2,368, so durability is not what separates them. He is rated 6 for difficulty against her 4, and both run on mana. Full kits: Sivir, Twitch.