Talk:Anivia/@comment-5224716-20150204135449/@comment-3466579-20150210162349

Anivia has some crazy damage even with low ap, that's why an early Catalyst and Chalice won't hurt her too much, even if you're using 2200 gold for no ap. As soon as you hit the completed Rod of Ages and Athene's, though, you'd have enough mana regeneration to spam your skills and most importantly, your ulti, and a nice bunch of ap on top of that.

Alternatively, you can switch RoA for Archangel's Staff. It's mainly a matter of preference, i'd say.