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Anivia
Patch 16.3.1
MidDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Stall the game with waveclear until you have core mana and damage items. Use and to control objective pits (Drake/Baron) and look for picks with to isolate priority targets.
Playstyle
Control mage focused on area denial, zone control, and punishing poor positioning. You excel at stalling games and forcing enemies to fight on your terms.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Incredible zone control with and
- +Unrivaled waveclear once is unlocked
- +Massive single-target burst damage with against chilled targets
- + provides a safety net that discourages early dives
Weaknesses
- -Extremely mana-hungry, especially before mastering toggle
- -Zero mobility; highly susceptible to ganks if is wasted
- -Slow missile speed on makes it difficult to land at long range
- -Any hard CC (stun, silence, knock-up) immediately cancels your
Abilities
Your safety net. Upon taking fatal damage, you revert to an egg. If the egg survives for 6 seconds, you are reborn with full health. Use to bait enemies into bad tower dives or to survive burst in teamfights.
A slow projectile that chills enemies. Reactivate it to explode the sphere. For maximum efficiency, let the sphere pass through the enemy before exploding it behind them; both the pass-through and the explosion deal damage and apply the stun.
Creates a wall of ice. Use to block jungle paths, split the enemy team in half, or force targets to walk into your . It also grants a small amount of vision in the fog of war.
Your primary damage tool. It deals double damage if the target was recently hit by or damaged by a fully formed . Never use on a target that isn't chilled.
Summons a growing blizzard that damages and slows. It takes a short duration to reach its full size. Once fully formed, it deals more damage and enables the double damage proc for .
Teamfight Role
Zone Control and Peeler
Keep active in the middle of the fight to slow and damage multiple enemies. Use to prevent the enemy backline from following up on their divers. Use to peel for your ADC or yourself.
If an enemy carry is caught in a narrow jungle path, use and to trap and burst them down immediately to end the fight early.
Combos
Laning Burst
-> (reactivate) ->
Land the stun with , then immediately fire for double damage. This is your primary trading tool before level 6.
The Wall Trap
-> -> ->
Use to block an enemy's escape path, forcing them to stand in . As they try to navigate around the wall, land to keep them in the blizzard and finish with .
Ultimate Shred
-> ->
Drop on the target and use to pin them inside. Wait for to become fully formed before casting to ensure the damage is doubled.
Flash Stun
-> Flash -> (reactivate) ->
Fire and then Flash toward the enemy to close the gap and explode it instantly. This reduces the enemy's reaction time and guarantees the follow-up.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | Unlocking and gives you high kill pressure if you can land the stun. |
| Level 6 | allows you to clear waves instantly and provides the zone control needed to dominate the lane. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 increases your damage and slow, making it much harder for enemies to move through your blizzard. |
| Level 13 | By this point, is maxed and has enough points to block entire jungle corridors. |
| Level 16 | Max rank makes you a late-game monster, capable of melting entire teams in chokepoints. |
Tips & Tricks
- • deals damage twice: once when it passes through and once when it explodes. Try to time the explosion so both hit.
- • can be used to cancel enemy channels like Teleport, Katarina R, or Malzahar R by displacing them.
- •You can cast and then quickly drop under the target. If fully forms before the projectile lands, it still counts for double damage.
- • grants vision. Use it to check the Raptor camp or bushes without walking into them.
- •The wall from can trap enemies against existing terrain, effectively stunning them as they path incorrectly.
- •In egg form from , you can still use Summoner Spells like Teleport or Cleanse if you timed them correctly.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using aggressively when the enemy jungler is nearby→You lose your only hard CC and become a trivial target for a gank.
- ✕Tapping and immediately using →If isn't fully formed, will only do half its potential damage, wasting mana.
- ✕Poor placement that blocks your own teammates→You can accidentally trap your own carry or block a teammate from securing a kill.
- ✕Ignoring your mana bar→If drains all your mana, you lose your primary source of damage and control mid-fight.
- ✕Standing too close to the front line→If you are hit by any hard CC, your will toggle off, significantly reducing your team's damage and control.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.3.1 • Generated