Annie

Annie Counters

Best and worst picks against Annie in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Anivia, Veigar and Talon beat Annie most often. Mel, Fizz and Syndra win the laning phase against Annie by the widest gold margin.

Best picks against Annie

Highest win rate versus Annie in Mid.

  1. 1Anivia103 games57.3%
  2. 2Veigar270 games57.0%
  3. 3Talon102 games54.9%
  4. 4Xerath251 games53.4%
  5. 5Lux244 games53.3%
  6. 6Syndra406 games53.2%
  7. 7Gangplank271 games53.1%
  8. 8Viktor351 games53.0%
  9. 9Cho'Gath258 games52.3%
  10. 10Kayle377 games52.2%
  11. 11Qiyana138 games52.2%
  12. 12Diana211 games51.7%
  13. 13Katarina430 games51.4%
  14. 14Naafiri109 games51.4%
  15. 15Kassadin145 games51.0%

Worst picks against Annie

Lowest win rate versus Annie in Mid.

  1. 1Hwei121 games40.5%
  2. 2Smolder138 games40.6%
  3. 3Aurelion Sol103 games40.8%
  4. 4Tristana380 games41.6%
  5. 5Kennen217 games42.9%
  6. 6Twisted Fate216 games44.0%
  7. 7Akali316 games45.2%
  8. 8Zed454 games46.0%
  9. 9Ryze112 games46.4%
  10. 10Akshan143 games46.9%
  11. 11Yasuo715 games47.7%
  12. 12Fizz331 games47.7%
  13. 13Galio158 games48.1%
  14. 14Lissandra209 games48.3%
  15. 15Ekko246 games48.4%

Best lane counters vs Annie

Largest gold lead over Annie at 15 minutes in Mid.

  1. 1Mel115 games+1,097
  2. 2Fizz121 games+854
  3. 3Syndra122 games+648
  4. 4Lux106 games+597
  5. 5Malzahar181 games+483
  6. 6Xerath109 games+473
  7. 7Zed145 games+451
  8. 8Viktor125 games+432
  9. 9Sylas118 games+418
  10. 10Vex120 games+353
  11. 11Akali145 games+353
  12. 12Veigar172 games+291
  13. 13Yasuo340 games+269
  14. 14Katarina164 games+239
  15. 15Ahri291 games+125

How to play against Annie

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

  1. Track her passive stun before stepping into short range; trade only after she spends it on the wave.
  2. Punish last-hit windows with quick poke, but back off once her stun is ready.
  3. Clear river vision before rotating through narrow entrances; Annie wins when fog lets her start with Flash-R.
  4. Kill her R summon after disengaging if the fight stalls, because removing it takes away her zone control.
  5. Spread before objectives so one Flash-R cannot hit multiple carries.

Where Annie is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

  • Annie's threat is front-loaded around her stun burst, so range and spell shields can exhaust her engage.
  • Her short range and low mobility make Annie punishable when she cannot threaten surprise burst from fog.

Annie counters: questions

Who counters Annie in Mid?

At Gold+, Anivia (57.3%), Veigar (57.0%) and Talon (54.9%) have the highest win rates against Annie.

Who does Annie counter?

Annie wins most often against Hwei (40.5%), Smolder (40.6%) and Aurelion Sol (40.8%).

Who wins lane against Annie?

By gold lead at 15 minutes, Mel (+1,097), Fizz (+854) and Syndra (+648) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Annie.

How is the counter list ranked?

Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.