Talk:Anivia/@comment-26808509-20180612143309

What about giving Anivias Crystalize a passive effect that helps her with her mana issues (like increased Mana reg or increased maximum mana) or simply removing its Mana cost?

Since the Mana nerfs Anivia isn't really in a good spot and Riots current hate towards high waveclear mages isn't helping either. They tried to buff her duelling potential with a strengthened Q but I don't think that's the direction they should go with her, as it could lead back to her one-comboing anything that doesn't stack magic resistances.

I like the zoning Anivia that controls the battlefield with her R and W and who uses her Q to zone a lot more than the Anivia version who holds her shit until she can Q-E-R-E someone zo death.

And a passive effect that helps her with mana or the simple removal of the cost on W could give her more build diversety aswell. Her Tear/RoA itembuild doesn't really fit into the current meta and she is pretty much the only one mage left who is so dependant on mana (except Ryze of course, but he is getting rewarded massively for building it). Karthus or Cassio or Ori are fine without these heavy Mana items and can risk to buy other items instead for a faster powerspike or safety purposes. Anivia can't. She is doomed to be a late game champ just by itemazion and her high mana costs.

Of course her costs have to be high to prevent her from clearing waves 24/7 or zoning with R for too long, but that's why i suggested a mana reg passive, as it takes time to regain mana with it.