Anivia vs Yasuo
Skill matchup
Build vs Yasuo
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Anivia: Rod of Ages, Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, Boots of Swiftness, Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, Tear of the Goddess, Oblivion Orb.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Yasuo's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Yasuo's Critical Strike Chance is increased. Additionally, Yasuo builds toward a shield whenever he is moving. The shield triggers when he takes damage from a champion or monster.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4s | 25s | 0.5s | – |
| 6 | 4s | 25s | 0.5s | 1m10 |
| 9 | 4s | 23s | 0.5s | 1m10 |
| 11 | 4s | 21s | 0.5s | 50s |
| 16 | 4s | 17s | 0.3s | 30s |
| 18 | 4s | 17s | 0.1s | 30s |
Playing as Anivia
Tips to maximize your impact
- Detonate your ice on the target
Recast Flash Frost (Q) when the orb reaches your target: it explodes at once and stuns, without waiting for the end of its range.
- Frostbite a chilled target
Cast Frostbite (E) right after Flash Frost (Q), or inside a fully formed Glacial Storm (R): against a chilled target, its damage doubles.
- Cut off the escape with your wall
Place Crystallize (W) behind a fleeing enemy: the ice wall blocks the path before it melts.
- Play aggressively while your egg is up
Play more aggressively when Rebirth (passive) is available: instead of dying, you turn into an egg, and if it isn't destroyed, you come back at full health.
Playing against Yasuo
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Pop his shield first
Hit him with a cheap attack to trigger the Way of the Wanderer (passive) shield, then start the real trade: otherwise, it absorbs your best damage.
- Wait for his Wind Wall
If you have projectiles, save them for after Wind Wall (W): it blocks them all for 4 seconds, on a 25 to 17 second cooldown. Other spells go through it.
- Don't give him minions
Don't stand right behind your minions: each one gives him a target for Sweeping Blade (E), and he gets closer to you with every dash.
- Dodge his whirlwind
Get out of the line of his whirlwind, the third Steel Tempest (Q): without a knock-up, he can't cast Last Breath (R).
- Judge him by his crit items
Judge his threat by his crit items more than his level: Way of the Wanderer (passive) raises his critical strike chance, so each crit item does more for him.
Other Anivia matchups
Patch 16.21.1