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

Max order: E > Q > W
First item: Rod of Ages13.1 min
Gold vs lane at 15: +117
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 61.5%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 24.6%

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Anivia Power Spikes (Patch 26.19)

Support

When Anivia Support 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 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
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.
13.1 min
First item at 13.1 min
Rod of Ages is done — Anivia's first real damage or durability spike.
20 min
Strongest in games of about 20 minutes
Anivia wins 55.8% of games that end around this point.
23.6 min
Two items at 23.6 min
Rod of Ages + Liandry's Torment: the window to group and take objectives.

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

Anivia Support Laning Plan

Anivia is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Anivia Support is 117 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 56% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 62% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 25%. Anivia averages 0.15 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Anivia win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead61.5%
Ahead52.7%
Behind37.3%
1,000+ gold behind24.6%

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.
Anivia wins 8.3 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 tends to have a lower vision score than other champions. Make sure you are working to place wards and clear enemy wards.
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 26.19

When does Anivia power spike?

Anivia's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 13.1 min.

Can Anivia come back from behind?

Anivia wins 37% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 228 games), against 53% 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 13.1 minutes.

How do you play Anivia Support?

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

Anivia How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes