Matchup

Volibear
Volibear
64%
36%

vs

44.8%

over 223 games

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

Hard matchup

Build vs Anivia

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Statikk Shiv
1DPS
Dusk and Dawn
2Mage tank
Dead Man's Plate
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Summoner spells

41460%
41218%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP

DPS

Navori Flickerblade
DPS
Riftmaker
Mage tank
Nashor's Tooth
DPS
Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Hextech Gunblade
Mage
Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank
Trinity Force
DPS

Other options

Fimbulwinter
Survival
Dark Seal
Bandlepipes
vs Hybride
Sterak's Gage
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Winter's Approach
Survival
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
100.0% WR3 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
RevitalizeRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
VolibearVolibear
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 8, 2026