Support Anivia? Is it viable?

[quote=Quite Nomible]Now I think about it, she has a slow, a stun, a wall, and her ultimate reduces attack speed and slows. Also her basic attack range is 600, and she can poke very well with her [[flash frost]] + [[frostbite]]. The stun is only very hard to hit, but I think that [[crystallize]] is the most handy tool in the laning phase to help you from ganks or to trap someone in your range. The only thing I worry about is her squishiness and that she will go oom without a [[chalice of harmony]]. Also she doesn't boost her carry with any stats. I haven't tested this out yet, but I think she might be quite a decent support. What do you guys think? Is this just my imagination or is this viable? :p[/quote]

[quote=Thatdudeinthecotton]Mana issues means she'll have to go back early for that chalice. I imagine [[crystallize]] would be a handy tool for separating the adc and support, aswell as preventing escapes. Her stun will be hard to land, but its well telegraphed, giving your adc a decent amount of time to respond, though it only lasts 1 second. the attack speed debuff on her ult would be quite strong (as AS debuffs calculate for an enemies total AS, whereas AS buffs multiply of off the champs base AS) but if poorly positioned, the ult damage could push the lane. I think she's viable, not optimal, but probably a fun pick for solo que.[/quote]

[quote=EzEon]Well. Short answer maybe, Better answer no. Why, high mana costs very difficult to land stun for people not use to playing her, but if you do know how to use her it MIGHT work the bad part again is she is so easy to kill if you have a gap closer and most junglers take champs like that and some adcs like quinn, and vayne and graves can easily close the gap and you may end up blocking your escape with the wall which means you take a lot of damage for nothing or you die. IT may work yes but Imo only in the lower tiers[/quote]

[quote=Mooninites][quote] very difficult to land stun for people not use to playing her [/quote] you could argue that she is a weak mid for people who aren't used to landing her stun, and that wouldn't be true [quote] she is so easy to kill if you have a gap closer [/quote] Do you know what her passive does? She has [[Flash Frost]] and [[Crystallize]] too [quote] you may end up blocking your escape with the wall which means you take a lot of damage for nothing or you die [/quote] this is an example of a mistake made by the player who is getting punished. This is not a flaw in the champion in regards to support Anivia, it's viable but I don't think its that good. Ive done it 2 or 3 times.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]it's certainly funny...but I'd rather play support Fiddles[/quote]

[quote=Thatdudeinthecotton]@Mooninites Appropriate sig is appropriate[/quote]

[quote=sirell]In a nutshell, probably not. She has a few quirks that she can abuse as a support, but overall her performance will suffer for reasons such as lack of mana, poor movement and survivability (yes, even with the egg). Her itemization is also likely to be awkward.[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje]No. Too high mana costs, and very reliable on hitting Q as a support. Besides that, without the appropriate items she will be VERY squishy and susceptible do any dive-champs (dive/engage shuts her down in mid as well)[/quote]

[quote=Quite Nomible]Thanks for the input everyone :D. I think it's indeed just a fun pick. Her survivability and mana problems are too big problems, but the skillset for a support isn't bad.[/quote]

[quote=sirell]I used it in premade 5s to troll my own teammates, trapping my ADC in the enemy kill zones. We were playing a game of who could legitimately screw up his teammates the most/best.[/quote]