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Runes: Domination (more burst damage)

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Domination

Electrocute

Cheap Shot

Eyeball Collection

Relentless Hunter

Precision

Presence of Mind

Coup de Grace

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10% Tenacity/Slow Resist

Spells:

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Flash + Teleport

Flash

Teleport

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Anivia is quite a strong champion with lots of CC, but as every champion she has also a weak spot and it’s her mobility. If she play very aggressively and the minion wave moves to your tower, as your jungler to attack her from behind. She will be forced to use her Q to stun one champion and try to place the wall of ice between her and the second one while trying to retreat back to her tower which is hard to accomplish.

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INTRODUCTION

Hello everyone and welcome to one of my guides! This guide contains useful information and general knowledge based on my own game experience + open source info from Internet about the champ 💡📚📈🔍

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PROS & CONS

PROS:
- Great passive .
- Starting at level 6 is very easy to farm.
- A very powerful ult, which in addition to mass damage also slows down enemies perfectly.
- A big boost to ability damage from items, making Anivia's skills very strong throughout the game.
- can control the fight very well and keep the enemy at the right distance.

CONS:
- Not the easiest champion to learn. It is especially difficult to learn how to use ice walls correctly.
- Weak champion at the beginning of the game.
- is very mana dependent and even with mana items you need to constantly take blue buffs to at least compensate for this problem.
- It's hard to play against teams with lots of high mobility champions.
- is immobile and can be easily ganked.

ABILITIES

This is one of the best passive skills that any mage would like to have in their arsenal. The passive is especially relevant at the beginning of the game, when has an extra life. Also, this skill works great in team fights, when opponents have to spend time destroying the egg in addition to . A relatively low cooldown allows to always count on a chance to resurrect, especially if the fight is not 1vs1, and you have an ally with you who, in case of death, can protect the egg. Please note that as the level increases, the protection of the egg also increases, so it will take more and more time for enemies to destroy it.

Is an excellent skill that not only deals magic damage, but can also slow down and stun multiple enemies at once. Proper use of this skill requires some practice, as the ice block flies slowly and sometimes it is necessary to predict the enemy's movement. It is very important that the ice block imposes a freezing effect on opponents for a while, which allows you to effectively use the skill.

This is one of the most difficult in terms of using Anivia's skills. At first it may seem that the skill is meaningless, since it does not deal damage and generally does not interact with enemy heroes in any way, but by itself this is not so. In the vastness of League of Legends, there are generally very few skills that would create any obstacles on the map and just one of such, and the best of them is Anivia's skill. The applications of the ice wall are simply mass. You can block the retreat of enemies or, on the contrary, protect yourself from enemy attacks. At the last level of the skill, the wall becomes simply huge and can be used to block large ways. The wall works especially well with Anivia's ultimate.

In this skill, you should pay attention to the fact that it deals double damage to a frozen target, so it is better to use it in conjunction with or . The advantage of the skill is that, unlike other skills, this is a directed skill that you can’t miss, but unfortunately it only works on one target.

Thanks to the ult, becomes just a godlike champion. Huge damage, large area of application (at the maximum size of the blizzard), the ability to move during the duration of the ult, slowdown, the ability to disable at the right time and a small cooldown. It's hard to imagine what else you can dream of. But for all this magnificence, has to pay with a huge mana cost.

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BUILDS & ITEMS

is a powerful scaling item for AP based champions who fights close to enemies and need more HP to survive longer. You should buy it as fast as possible so the item would get the peak of its power sooner.

is one of core items for ability power based champions. The item is good against tanks, heavy bruisers and all champions who buy or stack a lot of Health Points during a game.

is one of core items for ability power based champions. The item gives your champion additional source of CC ability to root enemies.

is one of the best items in the game for mages who need to stack as much mana as possible.

is most effectively used against abilities that have a downtime before they can affect full damage to the target like , , , , etc.

is a powerful item for pure ability power casters, and is also very effective on burst assassins and hybrid champions that take advantage of for additional burst. This item provides tons of pure ability power, but it shouldn't be bought early on since its passive gives you more profit when you already have some ability power.

is made to help magical champions to destroy their targets really quickly by ignoring almost half of enemy's magic resistance. This item works well against both tanks and squishy targets.

is a great item for most AP champions with burst type of damage, especially if the enemy team has a lot of champions with shields.

makes a good couple with . This is a perfect item for champions with AOE abilities and works also well against champions who buy ot stack a lot of HP during a game.

buy this item if you want to cut enemy's healings, life steal and vampirism. Together wiith the Grievous Wounds time can be extended for an additional 4 seconds.

is a strong item against magic damage but is most valued for its ability to prevent crowd control or counter poke damage. As such it is highly recommended to build when you are being focused by crowd control effects, or when the enemy has initiation or pulling abilities like and . Combined with , will make you very resilient to both magic and physical damage.

is a good choice for those mages who have low mobility, but desperately need it.

is a very good item for ability power-based champions, as it allows you to ignore 18 points of your enemy's magic resistance. are less efficient against enemies with high magic resistance. However, they synergize well with other magic penetration items, percentage items such as in particular. It is possible to sell these boots at late-game once you have , as the extra magic penetration is arguably negligible.

RUNES

That rune is very good since it gives you a great boost on your burst damage that can makes the difference between a running 50hp opponent and a sweet boost of 300 gold in your pocket.

This rune gives your champion some amount of true damage which can be very useful to dominate of your enemy during the early game.

This rune gives you some amount of AD or AP whenever you score a takedown (but this amount of AD\AP gain is limited).

This rune gives a lot of movement speed out combat which is very helpful during all stages of the game and it can help you to chase down enemies or to group with your allies faster.

This rune is able to help you a lot with your mana or energy problems during team fights when you get lots of takedowns.

The rune increases your damage to enemies with low amount of HP. This rune is better that and if you can decrease health points of your enemy fast enough.

SUMMONER SPELLS

Flash is the most frequent choice of all players in League of Legends. Such popularity of the spell is caused by the fact that is able to instantly teleport you on a short distance. This distance is enough to dodge some hostile abilities or to jump back and avoid an unexpected gank. With the help of , you can overcome various obstacles like walls, pillars and other different obstacles. is equally good to use for both attack and defense. This gives the spell some versatility. The summoner spell cannot be used if you have been silenced (you cannot use skills for some time). Also, cannot be used under the effect of hard control abilities such as stun or fear.

Teleport is mainly used to minimize laning downtime after or respawning, to prevent enemy laners from gaining an advantage. is also used to quickly switch lanes to defend an unguarded turret. Unleashed is great for ganking if the enemy commits to a fight and is around friendly minions, turrets, or wards. Another use for Unleashed is a backdoor maneuver where a high damage per second champion places a ward inside or near the enemy base and teleports himself to that ward. From there that champion will attempt to bring down as many turrets and inhibitors as possible. Unleashed can be used to prolong or save the life of an allied by making one of Zac's Passive's drops () invulnerable for the duration.

Ignite provides players an offensive utility and damage spell that scales with level. A well-placed healing reduction debuff from can severely limit the effectiveness of enemy healing items, as well as healing abilities from champions like , , , and . It is considered a direct counter to , , and because they are reliant on their healing-based abilities. The healing reduction debuff also applies to life steal, omnivamp, etc.

GAMEPLAY INFORMATION & TIPS

Anivia's style of play at the beginning of the game depends on the opponent. most often starts on the center of the map and there are two possible outcomes: either the opponent is strong and you have to try to farm and play as carefully as possible, or the opponent allows you to auto-attack him constantly. If the enemy is weak or afraid of you, it's a good idea to constantly combo + . If the enemy is hit by an ice block, he automatically loses a large amount of health. Also at the beginning of the game you should pay special attention to controlling the mini-map since can easily become a victim of an enemy Jungler. If possible, you should use wards and control the main approaches to you. If at the beginning of the game there is a clear gank on you, the most important task is to get to the tower and in case of death Anivia's Passive will save your life.

With the appearance of the ult , it will be correct if the allied Jungler will give you a blue buff, and you will not only farm minions on the line, but also periodically capture wolves and sharp-tailed wolves near you in the forest. This will allow you to farm better and get additional experience. Also with the appearance of the ult, you can begin to crush the enemy and do not let him quietly farm. Even with a blue buff will lose mana catastrophically fast, so her first items that should be purchased are those that give good mana regen and increase its maximum amount.

has a great ult that slows down enemies in a large radius, but that doesn't mean that your champion is going to take everyone down. There are plenty of champions that will take out in a heartbeat. is a mage, so it is better to stay behind the backs of your allies. The exception will be situations when you need to catch up with the enemy and cut him off with an ice wall from the rest of the enemies.

Anivia's skills have a good increase in magic power from items, making this champion very strong by the end of the game. She it especially good in jungle battles on narrow paths rather than on lines. Try to take advantage of it. As a rule, an enemy cut off by a wall of ice will not be able to do anything under your ult. Only can save him in such situations, but unlike your skills, has a huge cooldown.

is a very enjoyable and interesting champion. If your team doesn't play passively and constantly makes sharp attacks towards the enemy team, then will quickly find her use. Of course, in terms of training it is not the easiest champion, as almost every ability requires special skill, whether it is an ice block or an ice wall, but it is not the most difficult champion. In any case, the time spent on learning how to play will not go to waste. When you meet such a champion you will know exactly what he is capable of and how he will act.

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BIOGRAPHY

is an ancient Freljordian demi-god who represents the eternal cycle of life, death, and rebirth, intrinsically associated with the changing seasons. To those who venerate her, she is the elemental soul of the Freljord — a symbol of hope, and a sacred catalyst of change.

Stories passed down through the ages often tell of how she rewards those who are kind and humble. On the rare occasion a mortal glimpses her—or at least claims to—she is described as a noble spirit-bird of ice, with glittering wings that span the heavens, and a piercing cry that can be heard over even the fiercest storm.

The songs of the nomadic Notai tribe tell how Anivia’s birth first brought snow into the world. When she burst from her giant egg of ice, tiny pieces of it were hurled into the sky, and it has fallen as snow ever since. And, according to the sagas of the Mourncrow tribe, the frigid winds that scour the Freljord originate from the first beats of her wings.

Indeed, the full power of winter is Anivia’s to command, and to those who seek to desecrate her homeland, she is a bitter foe. When roused to anger, she can cleave fortresses and mountains, and her screech can summon blizzards cold enough to shatter steel.

One of the most enduring and respected beliefs is that Anivia’s greatest gift to the Freljord was the creation of True Ice. Infused with elemental magic, this unmelting substance is pure and potent, and the greatest seers and ice-mages have long strived to use shards of True Ice to amplify their might, while weapons that have even a tiny sliver forged into them are deadly beyond belief.

When mortals first arrived in the Freljord, welcomed them. Seeing that they could not withstand the cold, she guided them to secluded valleys where they could shelter, become established, and slowly harden themselves against the elements. She nurtured and watched over them for those first precarious centuries—and they, in turn, worshipped her.

hoped that these newly arrived tribes would remain unified in defending the Freljord from outsiders… but slowly, infighting and blood-feuds became all too common, making an invasion inevitable. According to legend, a greedy southern king marched his warriors up through the mountains, seeking to claim dominion over the northlands and shackle their wild magic for himself. So enraged was at the outsiders’ hubris and disrespect that she blasted them with a snowstorm that lasted a century and a day. Scattered standing stones can still be seen on the Scouring Plain, which the locals claim are all that remain of that ancient army.

Other tales include the Avarosan legend of Ulla Shatter-Spear, an Iceborn warmother who was favored by for saving a young hawk from a rimefang wolf. Across her lifetime, the Cryophoenix protected Ulla from harm, and when she finally fell in battle, having witnessed almost a hundred winters, it is said that welcomed her with wings spread wide.

If all these legends are true, then must have witnessed the rise and fall of countless mortal civilizations. While there are still some dwindling remnants of those earlier times, most have long been forgotten, and buried beneath millennia of ice.

But death cannot touch herself. The sagas speak of how she has been struck down and slain a handful of times throughout history, though she is always reborn—for as long as the Freljord exists, her soul is immortal. While it may be hundreds or even thousands of years before she rises again, each rebirth coincides with the dawning of a new era. Thus, her appearance, while regarded as a wondrous blessing, is often the harbinger of something terrible on the horizon.

Once, it is said, she sacrificed herself against a march of towering Balestriders. knew she could not slay these colossal creatures, and so she plunged into the ice beneath their feet, shattering her own body in order to entomb them.

Recently, some claim has hatched from the egg once more, and that she has appeared before the new leader of the Avarosans—the Warmother Ashe. In her, perhaps sees one who may be able to finally reunite the Freljord.

Yet if the Cryophoenix has indeed returned, as more and more shamans and spirit walkers proclaim, then it must be asked: what great threat has she come to face?

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BUILDS & ITEMS

RUNES

SUMMONER SPELLS

GAMEPLAY INFORMATION & TIPS

BIOGRAPHY

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Runes: Domination (more burst damage)

Spells:

Flash

Teleport

Flash

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