Blitzcrank vs Anivia Counter Pick

Few lane matchups feature a range gap this wide: Blitzcrank threatens from 125, while Anivia can poke from 600. In theory that should let Anivia farm the exchange from a distance she never has to give up.

The result runs the other way — 54.6% for Blitzcrank across 194 games on patch 16.13.1. Anivia’s own defenses don’t hold up well against a single grab: her 19 base armor is thin even before accounting for level scaling, and while her passive, Rebirth, lets her revert to an egg and return with full health after fatal damage, that safety net does nothing to stop the initial Rocket Grab from connecting and setting up a kill on an ally instead.

Anivia’s difficulty rating of 10, the maximum on the scale, also means her kit rewards precise Flash Frost and Crystallize wall placement — tools that require space and time Blitzcrank’s engage doesn’t give her. Once Rocket Grab lands, Power Fist’s pop-up removes Anivia from the fight regardless of how well Glacial Storm was zoning beforehand. Anivia’s class is a pure Mage with Mid-lane roles, an unusual opponent for a support-labeled lane, and her 30 magic resistance offers little extra cushion against Power Fist’s burst once the initial grab connects. Blitzcrank’s own 325 move speed is the slowest figure either champion brings to the fight, yet Rocket Grab’s range means he rarely needs to close distance on foot in the first place.