Talk:Anivia/Strategy/@comment-20434720-20130916235252

I find myself having a really hard time countering anivia. Her R + E combo takes out over half of my health, and can't be dodged (i'm not playing an insane high mobility assassin champ, just a normal mage mid.) If I take the time to move out of the ult, she can simply walk away from any retaliation, and if i don't, i'm too slow to dodge a Q plus get completely destroyed from the damage over time. I can't go aggressive on her and do damage, and I can't dodge that giant R.

Funny enough, I was playing cassiopeia when I realized how very difficult she is to counter. The "chill" mechanic is similar to how cass's E resets when it hits a poisoned target, except that anivia's R has a HUGE aoe that CANNOT BE DODGED. I can dodge every Q anivia uses alone, but she doesn't even need it...

This has really frustrated me, does anyone have any advice on how to beat anivia? Her R does as much damage per second as a cass E alone at level 6. And no, i'm not going to start playing fizz every game just in case I go against an anivia... riot claims all champions are equal, and there should be counterplay to every champion - but i just don't see it against anivia.

and no, I don't have a jungler who can gank well (I play with irl friends). And no, I don't always go up against anivias that are idiots and just waste their mana burning creep waves with the ult when i'm in lane with them.

Perhaps i'm making a big deal about nothing, but I REALLY can't see any way of countering anivia. Build magic resist +health for days and lose out on all influence in fights, simply to not get 1-shotted?