How to win lane as Anivia against Cassiopeia · 52.7% win rate over 463 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia: mobility and poison poke overwhelm Anivia's clunky, easily-dodged level-1 kit. |
| Level 2 | Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia: continued kiting and Twin Fang resets outpace Anivia's answer options pre-6. |
| Level 3 | Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia: poison stacking and speed keep punishing Anivia's lack of escape or poke accuracy. |
| Levels 4-5 | Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia: Petrify fear-into-combo still threatens a full kill even after Anivia's ult comes online. |
| Level 6 | Anivia | Anivia: Glacial Storm zone control finally punishes Cassiopeia's need to stay in melee/poison range. |
| First item | Anivia | Anivia: egg safety net lets Anivia commit to trades that would otherwise be too risky. |
| Two+ items | Anivia | Anivia: wall completely denies Cassiopeia's only engage tool, giving Anivia a free burst window. |
Cassiopeia's poison poke and bonus movement speed from Noxious Blast let her weave in and out of range far better than your clunky, slow-arcing Q, so levels 1-2 are rough — she can harass with near impunity while you're stuck warding and farming safely. Any Q you throw gets easily avoided by her serpentine kiting. Play from max range, hold W for when she tries to gap-close, and don't trade into poison stacks since her Twin Fang resets punish it hard.
The full Anivia vs Cassiopeia report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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