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Annie vs Zed

Annie
vs
50.3%

over 1549 games

Zed
Analyze a draft with Annie

Skill matchup

High burstCountered by stasisHeavy AD damageDive threat

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Zed

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Annie: Malignance, Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, Dark Seal, Rabadon's Deathcap.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1
Hextech Rocketbelt
2
Shadowflame
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Zhonya's Hourglass
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot76%
FlashTeleport15%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Zhonya's Hourglass
Stormsurge
Dark Seal
Rabadon's Deathcap
Luden's Echo
Seeker's Armguard
Void Staff
Liandry's Torment
Mejai's Soulstealer
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Blackfire Torch
Oblivion Orb
Seraph's Embrace
Rod of Ages
Morellonomicon
Banshee's Veil
Bloodletter's Curse
Cryptbloom
Actualizer
Shurelya's Battlesong
Cosmic Drive
Tear of the Goddess
55.6% WR124 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Zed's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Contempt for the Weak (P)

Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s20s5s–
66s20s5s2m
96s19s5s2m
116s18s5s1m50
166s16s4s1m40
186s16s3s1m40

Playing as Annie

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Farm with Disintegrate

    Last-hit minions with Disintegrate (Q): if the target dies, the spell refunds its mana and its cooldown is halved.

  2. Stack your stun with your shield

    Stack Pyromania (passive) with Molten Shield (E): after 4 spells, your next offensive spell stuns, without you having to step forward.

  3. Tibbers with your stun ready

    Cast Summon: Tibbers (R) on a group when Pyromania (passive) is ready, after a Flash if needed: the summon then stuns the enemies hit.

  4. Control Tibbers

    Recast Summon: Tibbers (R) to direct Tibbers: he burns nearby enemies, and each stun you land on a champion makes him enraged and faster.

Playing against Zed

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade when his shadow is down

    Take a trade when he has used Living Shadow (W): while it's on cooldown, he has no double shuriken and no way out.

  2. Don't stay in lane at low health

    Back rather than staying in lane at low health against him: Contempt for the Weak (passive) adds magic damage to his autos against low-health targets.

  3. Get ready for his mark to pop

    If you have invulnerability or a shield, use it right before Death Mark (R) pops, 3 seconds after his dash: it repeats part of the damage he dealt you.

  4. Watch the shadow from his mark

    After his dash onto you, spot the shadow left at his starting point: if he recasts Death Mark (R), that's where he reappears.

Other Annie matchups

Patch 16.21.1