How to Play Anivia Top: Tips & Power Spikes (26.19)

Max order: E > Q > W
First item: Rod of Ages11.5 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −7
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 62.3%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 31.1%

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Anivia Power Spikes (Patch 26.19)

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When Anivia Top 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.
11.5 min
First item at 11.5 min
Rod of Ages is done — Anivia's first real damage or durability spike.
20.1 min
Two items at 20.1 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 55.1% of games that end around this point.
27.3 min
Three-item core at 27.3 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 Top Laning Plan

Anivia plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Anivia Top is 7 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 48% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 62% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 31%. Anivia averages 1.22 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Anivia win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead62.3%
Ahead58.3%
Behind35.7%
1,000+ gold behind31.1%

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 92): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.

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 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 26.19

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 11.5 min.

Can Anivia come back from behind?

Anivia wins 36% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 224 games), against 58% 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 11.5 minutes.

How do you play Anivia Top?

From this patch's ranked data, Anivia wins by playing to these strengths: start fights with crowd control.

Anivia How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes