Zac vs Anivia
Build vs Anivia
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Zac: Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Mercury's Treads, Hollow Radiance, Bramble Vest, Randuin's Omen, Unending Despair.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Anivia's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Upon taking fatal damage, Anivia reverts to an egg and is reborn with full health.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11s | 17s | 4s | – |
| 6 | 9s | 17s | 4s | 4s |
| 9 | 7s | 17s | 4s | 4s |
| 11 | 7s | 17s | 4s | 3s |
| 16 | 7s | 17s | 4s | 2s |
| 18 | 7s | 17s | 4s | 2s |
Playing as Zac
Tips to maximize your impact
- Smash them into each other
After Stretching Strikes (Q) on one enemy, hit a second enemy with your auto: you fling them into each other, and if they collide, they and those nearby take damage.
- Pick up your Goo
Pick up the chunks of Goo you shed when your spells hit: Cell Division (passive) heals you for each one, and Unstable Matter (W) comes back 1 second sooner.
- Charge your Slingshot out of sight
Charge Elastic Slingshot (E) from the fog of war: the enemy has less time to react, and the longer the charge, the longer the knock-up on landing.
- Bounce into the middle of them
Cast Let's Bounce! (R) into the heart of their team: the first bounce knocks back each enemy hit, the following ones slow them, and you can cast Unstable Matter (W) at the same time.
Playing against Anivia
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Sidestep her ice
Dodge Flash Frost (Q) by stepping to the side: without the chill, Frostbite (E) doesn't double its damage.
- Play hard before she hits 6
Push your wave and take trades before she hits level 6: without Glacial Storm (R), she struggles to clear the wave and can't hold an area.
- Drain her mana
Force her to spend her mana: Flash Frost (Q) costs 80 to 100 mana, and Glacial Storm (R) drains some every second.
- Destroy the egg right away
Focus the Rebirth (passive) egg as soon as it appears: if it hatches, she comes back to life at full health.
Other Zac matchups
Patch 16.21.1