Matchup

Gragas
Gragas
40%
60%

vs

51.6%

over 182 games

Anivia
Anivia
9%
91%
Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHeavy pokeSustained DPS

Skill matchup

Build vs Anivia

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Seraph's Embrace
1Mage
Hextech Rocketbelt
2Mage tank
Zhonya's Hourglass
3vs AD

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Rod of Ages
5HP

Summoner spells

41281%
41418%

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank
Cryptbloom
vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank

DPS

Cosmic Drive
Mage tank
Luden's Echo
Mage
Lich Bane
Mage
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage

Other options

Rod of Ages
HP
Fimbulwinter
Survival
Tear of the Goddess
Dark Seal
100.0% WR3 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
GragasGragas
AniviaAnivia
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Anivia's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Rebirth (P)

Upon taking fatal damage, Anivia reverts to an egg and is reborn with full health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
311s17s4s
69s17s4s4s
97s17s4s4s
117s17s4s3s
167s17s4s2s
187s17s4s2s

Playing against Anivia

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Kill the egg quickly when Anivia dies — she comes back with a decent amount of HP if you let her regenerate.

2

Her Q is slow and predictable — dodge it by walking sideways and she loses half her burst (no double damage E).

3

Anivia is very mana-dependent — force long fights to drain her, especially before she has her mana item.

4

Punish her before level 6: her waveclear and zone control are much weaker without R.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 7, 2026