Matchup

Malphite
Malphite
42%
58%

vs

45.8%

over 576 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

Hollow Radiance
1vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
2vs AP
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Malignance
5Mage

Summoner spells

41280%
41418%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Unending Despair
vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
vs AD
Knight's Vow
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Force of Nature
5vs AP
Abyssal Mask
vs AP

Anti Tank

Stormsurge
5vs Tank
Shadowflame
vs Tank

DPS

Malignance
Mage
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage

Other options

Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Fimbulwinter
Survival
Tear of the Goddess
Mejai's Soulstealer
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Oblivion Orb
100.0% WR6 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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

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 9, 2026