How to win lane as Anivia against Vex · 53.29% win rate over 700 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vex | Level 1: Vex's early poke and passive shield from CC procs already outclass Anivia's non-existent early kit, giving Vex a clean advantage. |
| Level 2 | Vex | Level 2: The poke gap widens as Vex adds more consistent damage while Anivia still has no functional combo to respond with. |
| Level 3 | Vex | Level 3: Anivia's combo starts coming online but Vex's mobility and burst still punish any setup attempt harder than Anivia can punish back. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vex | Levels 4-5: Vex's all-in threat and passive shield uptime remain stronger than Anivia's still-unreliable wall-trap combo, keeping the advantage with Vex. |
| Level 6 | Vex | Level 6: Doombringer gives Vex a hard execute on Anivia before her Glacial Storm zone can turn the fight, making this Vex's peak power spike. |
| First item | Anivia | First item: Rylai's slow finally lets Anivia land her combo consistently enough to threaten trades back, evening out the matchup for the first time. |
| Two+ items | Anivia | 2+ items: Anivia's full wombo combo now deletes Vex's squishy frame before Doombringer resets, and Rebirth buys the time to win the exchange outright. |
Anivia is fully outclassed level 1-2 — Vex's Q spam and passive shield off CC punish any trade attempt, and your kit has nothing to answer with yet. This stays rough through levels 3-5 since her mobility (however clunky) and burst threaten you every time you go for a Q-W setup, and a landed fear only makes it worse. From level 6 her Doombringer execute is the peak danger point, so play maximally passive and farm safely under tower rather than contest CS in poke range.
The full Anivia vs Vex 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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