User blog comment:Otterpaw7/How Anivia should be played/@comment-202.156.11.11-20111218130331/@comment-3485722-20111218164755

No, doran's is bad because of the lack of lane sustain. You won't be able to trade with anyone who starts boots 3 pots. The harassment point is somewhat true, but until lvl 6, anivia is not an amazing laner, she's beaten by kennan, brand, leblanc, and zilean. Prediction skills are good, but most mid laners will start boots 3 pots, and evade your q easily unless its cast at close range. Again, if another laner starts boots 3 pots, its vital that you do as well. An early ToG doesn't ensure a massive amount of mana. It only gives you an initial bonus of 350 mana, or 3 spell casts. The 7mp5 isn't hugely significant. The ToG is only apparent midgame.

The build is outdated, though. The playstyle I listed is still correct, but RoA is much stronger on her than I stated (I was completely and utterly wrong about it). Also, ToG shouldn't be bought as it wastes mid game damage potential, it should only be taken if the jungler absolutely refuses to give you blue. other items, like rabadon's and void staff, are just far more important.