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Anivia The Cryophoenix Comprehensive Guide

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Runes: Phase Rush Build

1 2 3 4

Sorcery

Phase Rush

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Gathering Storm

Precision

Presence of Mind

Coup de Grace

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Spells:

1 2 3 4

Flash + Teleport

Flash

Teleport

Items

Starting Items

First back options

Boot Upgrades

Core build

Magic Pen Burst

Highest overall dmg

Ability Order Common

1 2 3 4

Anivia Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

Show All

None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Kassadin

Extreme

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Champion Build Guide

Introduction

Greetings, Summoners! I'm excited to share my comprehensive guide on mastering Anivia.I've played Anivia over 7 and a half and have always been diamond and peaking masters.

As an Anivia main, I've witnessed the evolution of her gameplay and adapted to the changing tides of the meta. This guide is tailored for beginners and intermediate players, or anyone new to Anivia, looking to elevate their game. Whether you're just starting out or seeking to deepen your understanding and skill set, this guide is your go-to resource.

For further questions you can always come ask me on my stream:
https://www.twitch.tv/lord_Reeves

Pros & Cons

Pros

→ Great Zoning tools
→ Great Wave Clear
→ Good Burst
→ Good Crowd Control
→ Low skill Floor

Cons

→ Slowest champ in the game
→ Super vunerable to engage champs
→ Isn't a great roamer
→ Struggles into range champs
→ Needs to be to objectives first

Abilities

PASSIVE
ABILITY

Rebirth (Passive): Rebirth is pretty straight forward, once you get droppped to zero hp you turn into a egg and revive after 6 seconds as long as they dont kill you in egg form. Rebirth is very powerful when used correctly. The best moments to use your passive is during 1v1's, 1v2's, 2v2's to trade kills for ur passive. During Teamfights however, it is not as good as typically they have enough to kill you anyway during the respawn timer. The other way to utilize Rebirth is tower diving. You can always take an extra tower shot that would prove lethal for others but with passive your are able to have the tower focus you and step right out of tower range and get egged. This makes diving much easier. The next option is if you know you are going to get egged you can start channeling and it will continue if you are egged allowing you to make a nifty escape. Only do this though if you know if they don't have any CC or CC abilites up as they can still cancel your and you do not want to waste that summoner.

Flash Frost (Q): This ability very crucial to land, it is guaranteeing a (E) crit, whereas if you miss (Q), now you have missed out on quite a large amount of burst AND you have lost your only form of hard CC. When casting (E) remember that the explosion radius is bigger that the model and you can recast it to still stun to get (E) crit off and same applies to when using it to kite or make a pick. Landing this ability consistently and and oftenly will almost always guarentee you to win the lane, and give you the ability to roam, ward, invade, etc. When (Q) is down play safe and wait for it to be backup. If you find yourself struggling to hit this ability consistently get a friend to load into a custom lobby and just spam practice hitting Q, or load into a quickplay game to guarantee you and do the same. Use (R), and (W). to make hitting Q easier. I'll have more about that in Combo's sections and videos to help with that.

Crystallize (W): This ability is what is going to set you apart from good, and great players. (W) is a rather simple ability by itself. You are creating a line of terrain. Where (W) gets complicated is when you start using it with other terrain, displacing enemy champions, canceling dash abilities, cutting of exits, creating easy escapes, and using it to funnel champions into your (Q) or keeping them in your (R). (W) is an ability that you will never stop improving with and I highly recommend going into practice tool or custom lobby with a friend and practice this ability until you become consistent with using it to displace enemies and canceling dash abilities. Another special thing you can do with , is permanently keep waves at you tower by using (W) at your tower this is very important in matchups where you never wanna be up in your lane.

Frostbite (E): Your (E) is going to be the easiest ability to master. As long as you have chilled your enemies, which you can do 1 of 3 ways, either land (Q) on them or have them take a tick of your (R). Once they are chilled (E) is guaranteed to crit. This is gonna be the most common way to use (E). Another way to use (E) is to use it to shorten you auto animation, you can auto then (E) to get a bit extra dmg off faster. You can use this to secure minions where you couldn't or to get a bit extra damage off on opponents. The last way to utilize (E) is to use it to bait abilites that would make landing your (E) hard or impossible to hit. For exmaple I often use (E) on Yasuo players to bait out windwall since the (Q) and (E) animation are very similar at the start of them. Then once it is down he can no longer negate my (Q). TLDR use it to mind game oppenents since it on a low cooldown.

Glacial Storm (R): Unlocking (R) is where unlocks her true potential as a champion. (R) puts down a circle of swirling ice rain that slows opponents and deals magic damage per second after 1.5 seconds to reach max size where now it will start causing oppenents to become chilled, which in return allows your (E) to now crit. (R) gives you access to almsot unlimited waveclear, a slow, and another tool to use for zoning opponenets. Once you are level 6 no mage will match you push and you are able to catch waves and rotate to you teammates for plays or use it to shove and siege turrets down. Look to use (R) on enemies and then (W) on them to cut off their exit. Now you are slowing them down and making easier to lander your (Q). A neat trick you can do with (R) is to recast it to cancel it immediatly causing an extra tick of damage from storm to proc, without wasting extra mana. You can use this to last hit minions,save some mana and to cause that little extra bit of damage to finish an oppponenet off.

Ability Sequences

Ability Sequences To Run

Common/Beginner Ability Sequence

Lane Prio > Opponent's XP Ability Sequence

Lane Prio ≤ Opponent's XP Ability Sequence

Support

Runes Trees

Primary Rune Tree Explanation

Sorcery Runes

Phase rush is a a great keystone to take for . It gives you the ability to play further up in lanes and teamfights because of the extra burst of movement speed. This allows you to put more pressure on the opposing players. For lane, this can easily get you lane prio because they have to respect your ability to do a quick burst trade and dip out or look to all in and dodge out abilites with phase rush. Overall this will be the best rune to take for as long as you are utilizing .

is one of the most mana hungry champions in the game. is one of the best runes if not the best rune for getting mana back and is very crucial on for any extended lanes,skrimishes and teamfights. also has built in synergy with passive: AWE which gives Ability Power equal to 2.5% of you bonus mana. Now this isn't much AP your getting but in little bit helps, and later in the game when you have it comes out to giving close to the same amount as you flat AP rune. The only other rune in this row you might go is , for the movement speed lacks. If you do take then you are force to run from the precision tree.

Here I suggest taking . We want to get our and our on the lowest possible cooldown. These two abilities is what sets up pretty much all of our damge and pick potential, so the lower the CD on these abilites the better it is for us. The Only other option to look at taking is this rune gives you an additional 7% movenement bonuses to us and a flat 1% movements speed bounus. Movement speed is ALWAYS a good thing for [[anivia].[[absolute focus] don't take this, it is by far the worst option and the other 2 options are always better really.

This Rune selection is more gonna be more game to game and player preference. I personally take more than the others. It provides the best late game scaling option and is a champ that is good at stalling games. is gonna be your best lane phase option, but honestly I only recommend taking rune if you are running the adc rune page or if you are running the support rune page. The final selection here is if you are not the only AP threat on your team this rune jumps up in prio more. I've said it before, is the slowest champ in the game and suffers from it greatly so anything that helps it at all is a fantastic option to take. TLDR take what rune you think is best option that enables you to help accomplish the win condition for you team on this row. It differs from game to game and player to player.

Domination Runes

There is only on correct choice here is . It gives you a nice burst and quick trade window which can make really oppressive levels 1-3. The other runes here are just not that impactful for sure scales but it is really not worth sackign the kill threat gives you earlier on. For early game you want to look for level 1 followed up with AA's to proc . Then push for level 2. A thing I look for is when the last minion to get me level 2 is low I throw over the minion and at the direction of the opponent. This take a lot of opponenets by surprised getting you level 2 and nets you and easy + combo. If you have done this right the enemy laner is now in threat of being kille when your is back up.

When it comes to this row, like your keystone options there is only one good choice as well: . You are pretty much guaranteed this off cooldown with later on in the game and in lane phase your only big trade combo ( + ) will proc this everytime. we can not use at all and is very lacklustes even when proccing it and has a 20 sec cooldown. we can get off 2 times almost 3 times in that window to get off which is just more damage than the amount of healing gives you.

As laning go eyeball colleciton. You are going this rune page to get kills and roam and get kills so it just syndergizes every well together. If you think that kills are going to be hard to get early on then you can opt for . However if you are support then take if you are taking this tree as secondary in support.

PLEASE TAKE Relentless Hunter!!! I can't express how important this rune is for you. You are the slowest champ in the game and this rune remedies quite a lot fo that. For me this is the strongest rune for in the domination tree it. Ther other options do not impact your game nearly as much as the movement speed this give you.

Inspiration Runes

For your keystone here if you are laning take if you are support take . I've done a decent amount of experimenting with on support and while there are moments where you shine it is overall not nearly as impactful as or for support . For adc I almsot always recomend the lane itself is much slower and allow you to get a decent amount of gold from and the damage scaling late game is really nice. Pair this with from the Sorcery Rune Tree and you walk out of lane phase 400 gold richer which is essentially buying you tear so you get around that damage trough faster.

As anything that give you movement speed is always a great option. Since you are not getting or with this build I think that is a must. I firmly believe that you must have some time of movement speed increase rune somewhere in any rune page and this solves that. I'm doing more testing on but right now it doesn't seem as good but if that changes I'll update as soon as possible.

Only one option here really and that is . doesn't really do a whole lot for like it does for some, and is not worth it you are already one of the best wave clear champions in the game and dont need it at all. Biscuits are quite nice for trading in lane, it gets you hp leads in lane, so you can dictate the lane, restores 8% of missing mana, and gives you 40 permanent mana on comsuption or selling them. I recomend only using biscuits when you are below 30% mana or need them for the healing. Try to save them for when you are getting more out of the 8% missing mana return.

is your go to option here. It lowers your cooldown on summoner spells. lowers cooldown's on any item ablilites which helps you out when you are buying . I have take sometimes into comps that are nothing but long range poke to help catch up to them but really that is the only time to take it. , just don't take this rune, it is not good, doesn't really do anyting for either.

Secondary Rune Tree Explanation

Precision Runes

Domination Runes

Sorcery Runes

Rune Pages Recommended

Mid Lane Rune Pages

ADC Rune Page

Support Rune Page

Combos (Videos are WIP)

List of Combos to Practice

Combo 1: Flash Frost (Q) + Frostbite (E) + AA

This is your bread and butter quick burst combo. Practice landing (Q) as much possible. Consistently landing these nets you lane prio and kill threat on enemy mid. If you can look to weave in autos between each ability as well. I just listed the baseline version but you can Q + AA + AA + EE + AA or somethign like that judge how many autos you can get before they can trade back onto you. Once you throw (Q), realize that you have lost you main form of trading and you only form of hard CC early on.

Combo 2: Crystallize (W) + Flash Frost (Q) + AA + FrostbiteE + AA

Use this combo when you able to utilize (W) to cutoff the opponenent or herd him into a choke point so now he can not dodge out of your (Q). Dont overstay greading for kills. Walling someone in is dangerous if they have the damage to kill you as well and you have spent everything.

Combo 3: Flash Frost (Q) + Crystallize (W) + AA + Frostbite (E) + AA

This is a bit more advance version. Lead with throwing (Q) and when they go to dodge it, cut them off using (W) to herd them back into the (Q) the easy stun and burst trade.

Combo 4: Glacial Storm (R) + Crystallize (W) + Flash Frost (Q) + AA + Frostbite (E)

Now we start getting to our (R) combos. Baseline combo here is look to lead with (R) and immediatly look to use (W) to wall them into it. Be patient with your (Q) here. Let them decide which way they are goign to dodge or if they dashes let them use those first. This way if they look to turn now you have (Q) to disengage and stun them out or if they try escaping now they are slowed from sitting in (R) and it is now a lot easier to land (Q).

Combo 5: Glacial Storm(R) + Flash Frost(Q) + Crystallize(W) + AA + Frostbite(E) + AA

Here instead of using wall to cut them off we are going to lead with (R) and (Q) first, and then utilizing Combo 3 from above we will use (W) to shepherd them back into the guaranteeing the stun and follow up from (E).

Glacial Storm (R) + Crystallize (W) + Frostbite (E) + Flash Frost (Q) + AA + Frostbite (E)

This is combo 5 but slowed down a little to allow you to get off 2 (E)'s. Biggest thing with his combo is the having the recognition of when you can make this combo work. Holding you (Q) can be very deadly into champs who are able to turn on you or they might just get away. When you are able this combo is always better as it gives you more damage overall. Just me mindful if your allowe to get it off.

Sidenotes: Look to weave in auto attacks as much as possible when you can. This drastically helps you out in lane phase and even teamfights though it is much harder in teamfights. These combos can be adjusted. PLEASE PRACTICE your (W), this is your most skill expresive ability in your kit and if you are perfect walling people into other terrain and canceling dashes you become a real menance on the rift. I'll add videos ASAP.

Items WIP

What Items to Build and Why

Boots and Their Upgrades

Lost Chapter Items

Which Lost Chapter Item to Build

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> Mana/Durability

is the lost chapter item you will majority of the time be building. is very mana hungry and of the 3 different lost chapter upgrades we can buy this one gives up the most mana and on top of that it gives us a really big shield for when we get taken below 30% hp for 250 plus 20% of our current mana. The downside to building is, you miss out on damage. It does the least of damage the lost chapter upgrade items by a decent margin. However the only times I've been able to justify not taking this was when I had a ornn on my team to upgrade or where they give you 950 mana total now instead of the 600.

> Damage/Ability Haste

is a very intersting item for it lowers your ult cd which is very nice, reduces magic resist on the opponent and drops a buring circle on the ground that does damage over time to anyone in it. Now what is neat is 's DOT effect doesn't have a CD so you can indefinitly keep it up on opponents with each tick of your ult reapply it. This won't spawn a new proc if they are still in the proc itself but it will refresh the duration of the proc. This is an item I recommend going if you have an AD jungle that is able and willing to give you 2nd blue buff. that way you don't really have to worry to much about losing out on mana then and later one it is shared with you anyway.

> Burst???

I recommend never buying this item.It is worse than malignance in terms of overall damamge and your still missing out on mana you would be getting from . It doesn't even out perform in short burst windows with your + combo. If you land stun they would be stuck in the proc anyway and it out damages the charges of luden's by a lot. TLDR dont buy this item.

Remaining Items WIP nothing here atm.

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Combos (Videos are WIP)

Items WIP

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Anivia The Cryophoenix Comprehensive Guide

Anivia The Cryophoenix Comprehensive Guide

Recommended Items

Runes: Phase Rush Build

Spells:

Flash

Teleport

Flash

Ignite

Flash

Ghost

Cleanse

Flash

Items

Ability Order Common

Rebirth (PASSIVE)

Flash Frost (Q)

Crystallize (W)

Frostbite (E)

Glacial Storm (R)

Rebirth (PASSIVE)

Flash Frost (Q)

Crystallize (W)

Frostbite (E)

Glacial Storm (R)

Rebirth (PASSIVE)

Flash Frost (Q)

Crystallize (W)

Frostbite (E)

Glacial Storm (R)

Rebirth (PASSIVE)

Flash Frost (Q)

Crystallize (W)

Frostbite (E)

Glacial Storm (R)

Threats & Synergies

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