Talk:Anivia The Cryophoenix/@comment-4030326-20110610010121/@comment-2124153-20110610210949

It's OK, but I'm not a huge fan of Guise for Anivia in general. It's a decent boost for offense and survivability, but it's a midgame item with no upgrade path, so it eats up a slot for something else and you end up selling it lategame at a loss if the match goes long.

Plus, Sorc + magic pen Marks is already enough to eliminate a squishy's MR. Magic pen can't take MR below zero, so against glass cannons the Guise doesn't do very much. It does pretty cleanly counter Merc Treads, though, so that's an option if the other team builds that way, or otherwise only goes light MR via things like Chalice, Aegis, Lichbane, or if they have a Soraka on the team.

I would personally rather stack AP in this slot and just power through their MR with damage, subbing in a Void if it gets nasty, but Guise has its place if you are using it to counter specific situations and don't mind that you can't upgrade.