How to win lane as Malzahar against Anivia · 52.94% win rate over 1,838 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even as both champs farm with no early kill threat. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even because Anivia's clunky clear doesn't out-trade you yet. |
| Level 3 | Malzahar | Level 3 favors Malzahar since your E-W shove out-paces her slow pre-ult clear. |
| Levels 4-5 | Malzahar | Levels 4-5 favor Malzahar as you starve her under tower before Glacial Storm. |
| Level 6 | Malzahar | Level 6 favors Malzahar because Nether Grasp suppresses her out of any Flash-Frost step-up. |
| First item | Anivia | First item favors Anivia once Glacial Storm plus mana zones your voidlings and farm. |
| Two+ items | Anivia | 2+ items favor Anivia as her R wall out-clears you and her egg survives your ult. |
Levels 1-2 are even: Anivia's early clear is clunky and you both just farm, so match her CS and don't over-extend into a Flash Frost.
The full Malzahar vs Anivia 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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