Anivia
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Good (7/10)
High Investment Required
Rare Relics OK
Anivia is a powerful late-game control champion who scales immensely once Enlightened, but her slow early game and reliance on specific constellation upgrades require careful navigation.
The Cryophoenix Engine
When you play a spell, if you have 6+ mana gems, copy it with the same targets.
Start adventures with +1 Revive. Last Breath: If it's the first time I've been slain this game, revive me with 1 Health.
Challenger, Tough, and Overwhelm
Strategy
Guardian Angel interacts uniquely with Anivia's Egg form, allowing multiple copies of the champion to exist simultaneously. Full Build provides Challenger, enabling intentional trades to trigger this revival mechanic, while Overwhelm ensures that the double damage from her six-star power pushes through to the enemy Nexus. Chemtech Duplicator accelerates her late-game scaling by copying elemental spells for rapid mana generation and massive healing.
Elemental Artillery
- When you play a spell, if you have 6+ mana gems, copy it with the same targets.
- Start adventures with +1 Revive. Last Breath: If it's the first time I've been slain this game, revive me with 1 Health.
Power: Your elemental spells and Skills deal 2 extra damage.
Strategy
This setup maximizes the damage output of Anivia's elemental skills and spells. Icon of Valhir provides a consistent damage boost to her area-of-effect abilities. When combined with Chemtech Duplicator at six mana, her spells duplicate, clearing the board and generating multiple empty mana gems to reach the Enlightened state faster.
Accessible Control
- When you play a spell, if you have 6+ mana gems, copy it with the same targets.
- Start adventures with +1 Revive. Last Breath: If it's the first time I've been slain this game, revive me with 1 Health.
All your spells and skills deal 1 extra damage.
Strategy
Utilizing only rare relics, this build focuses on survival and spell amplification. Luden's Tempest increases the damage of her skills and spells, which scales effectively when Guardian Angel creates multiple Anivias on the board. Chemtech Duplicator remains the core engine for doubling spell effects and accelerating mana ramp.
Other Relic Options
Game Start: If I'm in deck or in hand, summon a Stormcarved Spire with Countdown 4: Summon me.
Game Start: Create 7 copies of me in your deck. Champion Spells cost 1 less.
Power: Allies have Overwhelm, and if they have a subtype, +1|+1.
Tough. Play: Frostbite the strongest enemy. If i'm Anivia, Frostbite ALL enemies instead.
Creates a non-ephemeral copy of Anivia, providing excellent early-game defense and ensuring she safely hits the board to begin her duplication strategy. Echoing Spirit is excellent for duplicating her champion spell, Harsh Winds, providing consistent defensive options. The Beast Within provides Overwhelm and stats, crucial for pushing damage through blockers. Players disagree about Frost Breath. Some consider its on-play frostbite useful for immediate safety. While others find it too slow and counterproductive since the Tough keyword prevents her from dying and triggering her egg form.
Constellation
Anivia is a control champion who requires significant mana acceleration to reach her Enlightened state. Her early game is highly vulnerable due to a lack of cheap elemental spells in her base deck, making her reliant on drafting low-cost elemental options to survive the initial turns.
Winter's Boon
When you play an Elemental spell or Elemental Skill, gain a temporary mana gem next round.
Glacial Overflow
+1 Starting Mana. If you're Enlightened, when you'd gain a mana gem, grant allies +1|+1 instead.
Winter's Boon II
When you play an Elemental spell or Elemental Skill, gain an empty mana gem.
Endurance
When an ally survives damage, grant it +1|+1.Review
Provides minor survivability. While it synergizes with Freljord's self-damaging spells, it is generally considered a low-impact node compared to her mana-acceleration upgrades.
Manaflow
Game Start: Get a mana gem.Review
A critical upgrade that drastically improves early-game consistency. The extra starting mana allows for passing on turn one to cast a crucial defensive spell on turn two, ensuring survival until Anivia can be played.
Crystallize
When enemies attack, Frostbite the strongest attacker. Enemies with 0 power take double damage.Review
A highly effective defensive and offensive tool. Frostbiting the strongest attacker neutralizes major threats, and the double damage applied to zero-power units creates devastating counterattacks, especially when paired with Overwhelm.
Gameplay Tips
- Mastering the Early Game
Anivia's high cost makes her vulnerable during the first few turns. A standard opening involves passing on turn one to bank spell mana, allowing for a defensive spell like Harsh Winds on turn two.
- Strategic Sacrifices
Do not hesitate to attack or block with Anivia. If equipped with revival relics, her death is beneficial, as it triggers her egg form and summons an additional copy of the champion, rapidly expanding board presence.
- Drafting Priorities
Prioritize drafting low-cost elemental spells and skills at shops and reward nodes. These are essential for triggering her mana acceleration powers and reaching the Enlightened state as quickly as possible.
- Maximizing Double Damage
To fully capitalize on her six-star power, ensure Anivia or her allies have the Overwhelm keyword. Striking a zero-power frostbitten unit deals double damage, and Overwhelm forces all excess damage directly into the enemy Nexus.