So....context behind the Anivia changes? MS slow and R casting animation

P0IS0N IVY··2 votes·474 views

Nerfs: Q -AP ratio reduced:: 0.5 >>> 0.4 -Base damage reduced:: 60/90/120/150/180 >>> 60/85/110/135/160 R -Now has a cast animation (NOT CAST TIME) -Now expands from 150-400 radius over 3 seconds -AS slow removed

Buffs: Q -Stun duration scales:: 1 >>> 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 -Slow increased:: 20% >>> 20/30/40% But scales with R rank E -Missile speed:: 1200 >>> 1600 -Cast range increased:: 650 >>> 600 but edge to edge (matches AA - Roughly 35 range increase) R -Now expands from 150-400 radius over 3 seconds -MS slow increased:: 20% >>> 20/30/40% -Cast range increased:: 625 >>> 685 (matches AA) -At max size, damages and slows by an additional 50% and Chills for an additional second (2 seconds)


She has quite a few more changes compared to everyone else and wasn't considered one of the 6 mages. Her AS slow really helped against all those assassins in mid. Now the chances of beating a Zed/Talon/Yasuo are even lower. Giving her more MS slow doesn't do much against mobile champs. :/

And why is she being given a casting animation on her R? Not having one was something really nice about her.

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Dark Nephthys1 votes

As an Anivia main, I'm really annoyed with the ultimate's size being gutted here. I can handle the damage nerfs to her Q, and removing the AS slow from her ultimate, (and I can't say anything about the Cast animation until I see it) but the ultimate is the one I really hate and wish for them to revert that change.

I feel the starting ultimate should not be lowered down that much...150 is nothing. Yes it does grow bigger, but when it maxes, the size becomes what we already have currently...When they revealed a little bit of information before the numbers and said about "the ultimate increasing in size" I was really happy for it, but in the end it's just basically a nerf to her ultimate. If they didn't lower down her size that hard and made it so her ult actually goes higher than live servers then I'd be fine with it...Like 250-500 or even 250-450 and I wouldn't have to much problems with it.

P0IS0N IVY1 votes

Same. I kind of wonder why they made any changes to her at all. She was pretty good. I tried her on PBE and the extra range definitely helps. .

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