How to win lane as Anivia against Locke · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
The egg ruins his one-shot plan — but only if your Q and wall make the second kill attempt lethal for HIM.
Track: Locke's Q — Ritual Nails (10–6s cooldown). The nail marks are his whole engine — without 2-3 stacks on you his blink-in barely dents; sidestep the recasts and punish the ten seconds of nothing.
Read from Anivia's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Locke.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Neither champion has a clean early advantage, so level 1 comes down to who executes better, not the kits themselves |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 remains an even skill matchup — no structural edge either way |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays even — trades depend on landed skillshots and cooldown tracking, not kit superiority |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 are still a coinflip based on play, since no fundamental power spike has occurred yet |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 tips to you — Glacial Storm gives you the first real zone-control threat in the matchup |
| First item | Anivia | 2+ items favors Anivia — your scaling damage output starts to clearly outpace an even opponent |
| Two+ items | Anivia | Teamfights favor Anivia late — Storm's AoE and Egg's safety net let you control the fight more than a neutral matchup would predict |
This matchup is close to a coinflip in the laning phase — levels 1-5 come down to who lands their skillshots and punishes misplays rather than either kit having a structural edge over the other. Play it like any even matchup: farm safely, poke when you have a clean read on cooldowns, and don't force trades just because the matchup 'should' be fine.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Anivia's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Anivia vs Locke 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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No sample yet — Anivia vs Locke has no Emerald+ win-rate data for this patch; treat it as a skill matchup and play the plan below.
Anivia takes Arcane Comet on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Locke.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his sustain. Build Rod of Ages / Seraph's first, then Archangel's Staff, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Mercury's Treads.
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