r/AniviaMains

Hey all! I'm a mid-Emerald and I play on a competitive team and Anivia has been probably in my top 5 picks in a team setting and I'm looking for build ideas. I'll tell everyone what I've been doing and see what suggestions are out there.

The Classic Build:
- Tear
- RoA
- Finish Archangels
- (Various choices between Liandrys, Malignance, Zhonyas, Rabadon's, etc)

Verdict: This one feels ok, but I just felt weak all the time so I steered away from it into the next build that I saw someone building in the pro scene.

Mana Poverty Build:
- RoA
- Liandrys
- Zhonyas
- Major AP items (Rabadon's, Void/Crypt, Shadowflame, whichever 2 work best)

Verdict: This one definitely feels super strong, but if I'm using R to clear waves and keep mid prio, I'm having to base like every 4 waves so I feel like I'm never able to help my team in teamfights because I run out of mana so fast. So then I did this build that I saw somewhere.

Current Build:
- RoA
- Malignance
- (Situational between Liandrys, Zhonyas, Rabadons, Shadowflame, Void/Crypt)

Verdict: I've been enjoying this build a lot. I have plenty of mana, I like the faster resets on R, damage feels quite good. My only complaint, if any, is a lack of ability haste, which you can somewhat makeup for with Transcendence and Legend: Haste runes. AH would feel nice since I max wall 2nd, an action that has lead many teams to make mention of because of how oppressive it's felt for them.

Anybody play Anivia in decent-to-high elo competitive teams? If so, what do you build and why? Any thoughts on my current approach to itemization?

Thanks in advance!

Played two games with her and went positive on both, aniv is a really fun champ and I just want some tips to do in games, I know r should be down all the time when im doing damage to champs and ive been using it to quickly clear waves to rotate to objs, her wall ive been using it to trap champs under my tower or block them from gaining on me if its a melee champ

Im a vlad main and i really need a second pick control mage and im just wondering basic things about this champ, when is she a good pick, does she have hard counters and is she hard to play

Do you think the new runes are good on anivia?

What's the logic behind something like anivia Q only contributing to one electrocute once, even when hitting the enemy twice, yet a champ with an easier to hit spell, like Aurora Q, counts towards it twice?

Edit: Electrocute** lol #birdbrain

I know tear is optional opting for more team reliant items. But every support build I see builds ROA first. Why is that?

ive been thinking about this interaction where i wall-ed my teammate who got charmed and it was so satisfaying i just started playing this champ and its so fun. is there some angle you can wall yourself when u get ahri charmed that you force auto pathing to not make you over extend?

I'm very happy to see the increasingly prio for Anivia in pro play where she shines as a flex pick! Not just mid and support role but top as well.

I just saw *spoiler* Zeus picked her as top lanner against T1 and this make me thinking of Trizze where he has been playing Anivia top for a longest time.

I hope this will bring more love to her in general but I also feel conflicted with the pocket pick being more mainstream now.

I hope it won't result in a nerf of her in the long run.