Anivia vs Yasuo

Anivia
vs
50.5%

over 384 games

Yasuo

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPSHigh burstDive threat

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

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Rod of Ages
1
Malignance
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Seraph's Embrace
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport68%
FlashDot21%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Seraph's Embrace
Liandry's Torment
Tear of the Goddess
Oblivion Orb
Dark Seal
Seeker's Armguard
Rabadon's Deathcap
Bloodletter's Curse
Fimbulwinter
Blackfire Torch
Mejai's Soulstealer
Void Staff
Randuin's Omen
Frozen Heart
Bramble Vest
Morellonomicon
Dead Man's Plate
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Archangel's Staff
Jak'Sho, The Protean
47.2% WR36 games
SorcerySorcery
Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touch
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Cut DownCut Down
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Yasuo's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Way of the Wanderer (P)

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

LevelQWER
34s25s0.5s–
64s25s0.5s1m10
94s23s0.5s1m10
114s21s0.5s50s
164s17s0.3s30s
184s17s0.1s30s

Playing as Anivia

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Cut off the escape with your wall

    Place Crystallize (W) behind a fleeing enemy: the ice wall blocks the path before it melts.

  4. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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).

  5. 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.

Patch 16.21.1