Yasuo vs Anivia — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yasuo against Anivia · 50.55% win rate over 2,265 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Yasuo is favoured — Yasuo owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Yasuo wins 50.55% of games vs Anivia in mid lane (2,265 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YasuoLevel 1 is yours: you out-range her and her Q is a slow, dashable skillshot.
Level 2YasuoLevel 2 stays yours as she's immobile and mana-gated with no punish without Q.
Level 3YasuoLevel 3 is yours because you dodge Q on the wave and punish the cooldown.
Levels 4-5YasuoLevels 4-5 remain yours: she can't self-peel your dash without landing Flash Frost.
Level 6YasuoLevel 6 stays yours: Glacial Storm only slows and doesn't stop your dive.
First itemYasuoFirst item is yours: crit Q's punch through the Rebirth egg and Wind Wall denies her combo.
Two+ itemsYasuoWith 2+ items you dominate: one crit sequence bursts egg and bird before she resets.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are yours: your Q out-ranges her and her Flash Frost is a slow, telegraphed skillshot you dash to dodge. She's mana-hungry and immobile, so shove her in and threaten every step-up; without landing Q she has no way to punish you.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yasuo 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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