Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstHeavy CCStrong engage

Build vs Annie

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Kraken Slayer
1DPS
Guinsoo's Rageblade
2
Phantom Dancer
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Statikk Shiv
5DPS

Summoner spells

42182%
1415%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Voltaic Cyclosword
5vs Tank
Terminus
vs Tank
Shadowflame
vs Tank

DPS

Statikk Shiv
DPS
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Nashor's Tooth
DPS
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Fiendhunter Bolts
DPS
Infinity Edge
DPS
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
KaisaKaisa
AnnieAnnie
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

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