Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstHeavy CCStrong engage

Build vs Annie

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Moonstone Renewer
1HP
Redemption
2
Mejai's Soulstealer
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dream Maker
5HP

Summoner spells

4780%
3413%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

DPS

Imperial Mandate
Mage

Other options

Dream Maker
HP
Shurelya's Battlesong
Mikael's Blessing
HP
Ardent Censer
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Echoes of Helia
HP
Dawncore
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
HP
Celestial Opposition
HP
Staff of Flowing Water
Locket of the Iron Solari
HP
100.0% WR2 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Font of LifeFont of Life
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
JannaJanna
AnnieAnnie
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Annie's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Pyromania (P)

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

LevelQWER
34s7s10s
64s7s10s2m10
94s7s10s2m10
114s7s10s1m55
164s7s10s1m40
184s7s10s1m40

Playing against Annie

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Watch her passive stack counter (visual indicator): when it glows, she has her stun ready. Back off.

2

Annie has very short range (625) — harass her with long-range champions to zone her out.

3

Her Flash + R is her main combo: respect the Flash zone (400 range) when she has 4 stacks and her R available.

4

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