Matchup
You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Annie
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
28%
28%Anti AD
Anti Tank
DPS
Precision
Conqueror
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Resolve
Unflinching
Bone Plating
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Gwen
AnnieAnnie's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
After casting 4 spells, Annie's next offensive spell will stun the target.Annie begins the game and respawns with Pyromania available.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4s | 7s | 10s | – |
| 6 | 4s | 7s | 10s | 2m10 |
| 9 | 4s | 7s | 10s | 2m10 |
| 11 | 4s | 7s | 10s | 1m55 |
| 16 | 4s | 7s | 10s | 1m40 |
| 18 | 4s | 7s | 10s | 1m40 |
Playing against Annie
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Watch her passive stack counter (visual indicator): when it glows, she has her stun ready. Back off.
Annie has very short range (625) — harass her with long-range champions to zone her out.
Her Flash + R is her main combo: respect the Flash zone (400 range) when she has 4 stacks and her R available.
After she uses her R, she loses a lot of burst — fight while Tibbers is on cooldown.
Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026