How to Play Anivia Mid: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: E > Q > W
First item: Rod of Ages11.3 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −55
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 69.0%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 34.5%

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Anivia Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Mid

When Anivia Mid gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Anivia wins most.

Lv 4
All three basic abilities at level 4
Anivia's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Anivia hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Anivia can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Anivia can start or win.
11.3 min
First item at 11.3 min
Rod of Ages is done — Anivia's first real damage or durability spike.
19.9 min
Two items at 19.9 min
Rod of Ages + Archangel's Staff: the window to group and take objectives.
25 min
Strongest in games of about 25 minutes
Anivia wins 61.5% of games that end around this point.
27.1 min
Three-item core at 27.1 min
Rod of Ages + Archangel's Staff + Liandry's Torment completes Anivia's core build.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Anivia Mid Laning Plan

Anivia recovers well from behind: a lost lane is not a lost game, so keep farming and wait for teamfights. On average Anivia Mid is 55 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 47% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 69% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 35%. Anivia averages 0.78 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Anivia win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead69.0%
Ahead63.3%
Behind42.2%
1,000+ gold behind34.5%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Locke−789 gold at 15

Zed−521 gold at 15

Yasuo−421 gold at 15

Anivia Mid and Late Game

What Anivia does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Anivia brings crowd control (percentile 91): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
Anivia out-wards most champions (percentile 75): keep owning vision around the next objective.
Anivia wins 3.9 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.

These expert Anivia tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Anivia games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Anivia and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Anivia performance.

Anivia secures less objectives than most champions. Your value may be better oriented towards helping other champions secure objectives.
Anivia has less damage per game than most other damage-based champions. Your value to the team may be better oriented towards crowd control or securing objectives.
Anivia has a much higher early late game win rate than their late game win rate. Take advantage of this by playing aggressive early on and trying to snowball through kills.
Anivia has a greater attack range than most champions. Take advantage of this by poking with autos at max range whenever you get the chance, and back off to maintain that max range distance to maximize trades.

Playing Anivia

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.
Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.
It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Playing Against Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.
If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.
Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

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How to Play Anivia FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Anivia power spike?

Anivia's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 4; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 11.3 min.

Can Anivia come back from behind?

Anivia wins 42% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 571 games), against 63% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Anivia games, but it is not decisive.

What is Anivia's first item?

Most Anivia players finish Rod of Ages first, at a median of 11.3 minutes.

Which lanes are hardest for Anivia?

By gold at 15 minutes, Anivia falls furthest behind against Locke, Zed, Yasuo. Play those lanes safe and scale.

How do you play Anivia Mid?

From this patch's ranked data, Anivia wins by playing to these strengths: start fights with crowd control; control vision; end the game early.

Anivia How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes