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Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

Starting items #1

Starting items #2

First base

Core vs AP

Core vs AD

Late game finishers

Standard final build

Ability Order

Anivia Passive Ability

Guide

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>> Hello everyone and welcome to a republish of my guide! In this guide I will be explaining you everything you need to know about - the real bird. is a really fun and unique mage and can be really deadly in the right hands. I fell in love with her because of that and never let her go. Even though I don’t main mid anymore, she still is my all-time favorite champion.

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>> This guide has been inspired by Froggen, the best Anivia player in the world. If you haven’t seen him play, you should definitely look him up.
Twitch - http://www.twitch.tv/froggen
Twitter - https://twitter.com/FroggenLoL
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Froggen.LoL

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>> Before jumping into the guide itself, I would like to quickly point out that I am not a native English speaker and I might have made some mistakes here and there. I thank you for keeping this in mind!
I have also made an guide, which can be found here!

Pros

>> Unique
>> Fun
>> Impact
>> DMG
>> Scales
>> Siege
>> Defence

Explanation
>> As stated in the introduction, Anivia has a very unique skill set which makes her fun to play. Her kit allows her to be really game changing in the right hands, opening clutch-plays with Crystallize. Her (potential) damage output is huge as well. Her Q and E spells both have 100% ratios if used correctly, and her ultimate can deal huge damage per second. Finally, she can also siege and defend really well because she has huge wave clear and zoning tools.

Cons

Explanation
>> On the downside, she is really hard to master. Her Q and W are quite hard to use properly which requires lots of experience. Her wall is quite unreliable as well, it tends to bug out sometimes. Besides that, she is incredibly mana hungry because 3 of her spells have huge mana costs which is why specific itemization is required. Her early levels aren’t that strong as well because she needs the ultimate to have a reliable damage source and combo. Finally, last hitting before level 6 is a pain because her auto-attack animations are incredibly slow.

>> Hard to Master
>> - Unreliable
>> Mana Hungry
>> Early Game
>> Last Hitting

greater mark of hybrid penetration

Alternatives

Marks

greater mark of hybrid penetration

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>> While greater mark of hybrid penetration might not seem an obvious choice, they are incredibly good on in comparison to ‘standard’ . You sacrifice only a little bit of magic pen for a quite significant amount of armor pen. This is really useful early game because has a great auto-attack range (600) which allows her to poke with auto-attacks to great effect.

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>> If you don’t have the IP to get greater mark of hybrid penetration, these are a good choice. They might also be a bit more effective if you’re facing high range targets like or - even though that final one is a very rare matchup - because you won’t be using auto-attacks a lot.

Seals

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>> Flat armor seals are hands down, the best choice on nearly any champion right now. You get about 13 armor from these alone which is a great solution to solve some early game squishiness problems: has a really painful amount of base armor and these will help you survive early on. They are a must-have against AD mids as well.

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>> If you really dislike (or don’t have them) for some kind of reason, you can opt to go for these. Mana regeneration allows you to spam your ultimate more easily to farm with which is quite nice. I tend to run these scaling over flat because you don’t need any additional mana regeneration where the scaling already beat the flat ones at level 7.

Glyphs

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>> Since you very likely will be facing an AP mid, it is of vital importance to get some kind of defence to make up for ’s terrible defensive base stats. Since magic resist doesn't scale on level on ranged champions, you really want some extra magic resist in order to survive against heavy magic damage champions.

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>> These are the only viable alternative to , and I would only go for them if there are is no magic damage whatsoever on the enemy team. After some levels these actually give a quite significant boost to your damage output, especially if coupled with a .

Quints

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>> To boost your damage output in the early game, these are a great choice. Early on, they add about 30 damage to a single Q-E combo which is quite a lot.

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>> These are an uncommon pick, but do make sense. is the slowest champion in the game and this is one of her biggest problems. are a good aid to make up for this.

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>> The 21 points in offense are standard and mandatory as a main damage dealer, and will allow you to deal even more damage. Extra cooldown reduction, ability power and %damage boosts are incredibly good for you so I would never pass out on them.

>> For our final 9 points, there are two options: The 21/9/0 is a more defensive page which allows you to survive hard matchups. Especially the extra HP from Veteran Scars and Juggernaut can be of great aid and will make the difference in close calls. The Juggernaut perk is especially effective if you’re building Rod of Ages instead of Athene’s Unholy Grail.

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>> The other option is the 21/0/9 page, which is my standard choice: The 9 points in utility are surprisingly good and fit Anivia extremely well. Important slots in utility are: Meditation, Summoner’s Insight and Runic Affinity. These are all good to solve a little bit of Anivia’s downsides.

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>> is mandatory. is immobile as hell and this is a huge pain. Taking allows you to reposition yourself once every couple of minutes to get yourself out of awkward situations.

>> is what I go with in about 75% of my games. is a great addition to your burst and allows you to secure kills or to reduce healing on high lifesteal targets or on heals. It is really important to always have at least one or two ignites in any team composition

>> is a great choice if you are in a really hard matchup, e.g. , or
. These champions are usually not looking to lane versus you but to kill you and roam instead. If you can survive their all-out engages, you will usually have the upper hand because of better poke and wave-clear.

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Rebirth (Passive)

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>> This is a really unique element in ’s skill set and makes up for her squishiness and lack of mobility (which is quite strange considering she’s a bird). While in the egg, you get a resistance modifier which means that you’ll still be dying quite quickly early game, while late game it makes health stacking a lot more effective (if you get free armor, every point of hp you buy gets more effective).

Flash Frost (Q)

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>> This is a really hard to hit skillshot which requires a lot of practice. You can hit it twice both hitting for a decent amount of damage and 50% of your AP, which is why it is really important to aim it well. You can let it explode along the way to proc the stun sooner but be careful to not miss the first proc of the spell that way.

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>> In lane, you can aim it along the enemy’s path when they go to last hit a mage minion. This way they have to make a choice: last hit the minion and get hit, or let the gold fly away and save some HP. Usually they will react too late and catch the projectile.
>> In fights, try to chain it with your allies’ crowd control. That way you can get a guaranteed hit on as much targets as you can.
>> When people force themselves in small corridors, like the narrow path on the side of a turret, you can aim it in there and people will be stuck between the turret and the wall, unable to escape the spell in-time.
>> You can aim it from behind a wall so enemies cannot see you firing it when you have vision on the target, for a sneaky hit.

Crystallize (W)

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>> This is your signature ability and this makes the difference between a good player and a great one. It does not only require great knowledge of , but of the game itself as well.
>> First of all, it is really important to know the exact cast range, angles and cast time. This is something that comes with experience so if you can’t get the hang of it at once, you’ll just need to practice it at once.
>> To know the cast range, you should always use this on regular cast instead of smartcast. That way you can easily see where the wall will be placed. Keep in mind that the wall can occasionally bug out if you place the wall directly onto somebody, knocking him away to the ‘wrong’ side. The angle of the wall is determined by your own position which means you have to position well if you want to angle the wall in a specific direction.

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>> Trapping people: This is the most straightforward thing. Just close a jungle entrance at a strategic point to stop the enemy from escaping. Keep in mind that some champions can jump over or dash through the wall and you and your team might not be able to follow, so use it with care.
>> Scouting places in the fog-of-war; If you are unsure whether the enemy is taking objectives like baron, or when you fear a gank, you can place your wall to get vision of that place. Keep in mind that the enemy team will be able to see your wall as well which means you’re giving away your position as well.
>> Forcing people in a specific direction in order to hit ; This is a tricky thing to do. Basically, you want to cut off a specific route while leaving one lane open, for example closing down one part of the lane next to a turret, forcing the enemy into the small path on the other side. Then you can throw down your stun in that direction for a nearly guaranteed hit. You will need practice for this to execute this quickly.

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>> Sieging and defending turrets; You can use your wall in combination with your ultimate to zone enemies away from defending a turret or away from sieging your turret. You block off one way with your wall, then lay down your ultimate on the other side of the lane. That way, the enemies have to go through your ultimate in order to engage or defend.

Frostbite (E)

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>> This spell is really self explanatory. It works like a single target nuke which hits for 350+100% of your AP in magic damage if you chill the enemy with a slowing effect on your Q or ultimate.

It travels slowly which allows you to cast it before laying down your ultimate if you can combo it quickly while still getting the double damage. You can also use it occasionally to last hit with (under your turret) before hitting level 6.

Glacial Storm (R)

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>> This is your ultimate. The cool thing about it is the super low cooldown which makes Anivia unique from other champions. It also makes her the single most mana starved champion in the game.

Just like your E ability the use of it is quite straightforward - however, this one has a few important things to keep in mind.
Besides the absurd mana consumption, you have to be really careful of one more thing: placement. The channel can be interrupted by pretty much any form of CC, besides slows. Even though it has a quite low cooldown, you will want to be making optimal use of it which is why you really need to mind when and where you put it down.

Oh and finally, this is your main spell to farm with after level 6. You generally want to shove the wave with R+Q and then proceed to take wraiths and possibly even wolves - but don’t overdo it if you’re not having blue buff.

Core Build

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>> Pretty self explanatory. Everyone needs boots and spell pen boots are the best for any caster. I would not get them before having your first major item finished though. Just grab boots of speed for the first 15 minutes of the game.

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>> This is the single best mana regeneration item out there. Besides that, it is rather cheap and gives a nice amount of CDR. After the nerfs on blue buff (it used to give 20% cdr but got changed to 10%) it is advisable to get some extra form of CDR besides the buff, which is another reason why this is such a great item. I only skip this item if I’m up against AD champions (because the item gives a lot of magic resist as well). The biggest downside of the item though is that it doesn't give any health which renders you very squishy, while Rod of Ages partially fixes this.

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>> This used to be my standard pick for a long time. The item itself gives a lot of useful stats (mana, ap and health) but the downside is that it only delays you from running out of mana instead of fixing most mana problems like does. Also, it needs time to scale which is quite risky if you already have another item that needs to scale (). Final downside: it doesn't give any cooldown reduction, which is a quite important stat to get on
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>> This is a core item for pretty much any mage. It gives a huge amount of AP (Yay!) and also gives a big bonus to all the extra AP you’re buying. scales extremely well with AP so this item is a must-buy. Generally you’ll be getting this as your second core item, after and .

Core Build

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>> Gives a huge amount of AP and a truly outrageous active. The active is really great on top of your egg because it makes focussing you down even harder. Even if you’re not facing much physical damage dealers, the item is usually worth buying for the active only.

SPE

>> Spell pen is mandatory if you’re facing any tanky champion. You want this item to cut through any magic resist. I would not recommend ever skipping this item.

Situationals

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>> The idea of getting this item is really nice. has a huge amount of crowd control which means that you can apply those double damage stacks all the time (4% of hp every second). The downside is, however, that you’ll be sacrificing a really important item like or for it, which is why I usually skip it. Also, since your ultimate is easily interrupted or walked away from, it doesn't work as well as intended.

SPE

>> Since is a really immobile champion, it can be really important to have some form of CC reduction against certain team compositions. Keep in mind that you’ll be sacrificing spell pen so don’t get it before you have at least one other spell pen item like .

SPE

>> I did not mention this item in the cheat-sheet, but it can work decently in some specific games. You can build in a DPS-type of way, which means that you’ll be getting + to survive for a long period of time while dealing lots of %hp damage. This build is extremely well fit if you want to peel for hypercarries like or in combination with an AP top. Keep in mind that you’ll be lacking damage overall if you go for this setup though.

SPE

>> Overall this item isn’t that good on , but it can work - again, mostly fitted for a DPS build with . The item can help when you’re having a hard lane to both survive easier and to help out your team in some way. The obvious downside is, besides sacrificing an item slot for something generally more useful, that the range is quite low while is a backline mage with high range which means you won’t be applying the passive on many enemies.

Enchantments

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>> Homeguard is one of the best enchantments for Anivia because she’s painfully slow and generally needs to recall often because of mana issues. Homeguards help you waste less time in this process. Alacrity are great as well, because it helps a bit in terms of mobility / movement speed.

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>> Alacrity are great as well, because it helps a bit in terms of mobility / movement speed.

Trinkets

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>> This is, by far, the best trinket for . She doesn't need a spell that gives vision because she can use her wall for that, nor does she really need to clear out wards. Having a ward herself can save some money on wards and help you out to be safe from ganks in lane.