LeBlanc vs Annie

LeBlanc
vs
51.0%

over 351 games

Annie

Skill matchup

High burstHeavy AP damageHeavy CC

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Annie

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for LeBlanc: Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Sorcerer's Shoes, Stormsurge, Dark Seal, Zhonya's Hourglass, Banshee's Veil.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Luden's Echo
1
Shadowflame
2
Rabadon's Deathcap
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Stormsurge
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot93%
FlashTeleport6%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Stormsurge
Dark Seal
Zhonya's Hourglass
Banshee's Veil
Mejai's Soulstealer
Void Staff
Malignance
Seeker's Armguard
Hextech Gunblade
Cryptbloom
Blackfire Torch
Cosmic Drive
Oblivion Orb
45.5% WR33 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as LeBlanc

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pop your sigil with a spell

    After Sigil of Malice (Q), hit the target with another ability: the sigil only detonates on a spell, not on an auto.

  2. Distortion in, then come back

    Take your trades with Distortion (W): within 4 seconds, recast it to return to where you started.

  3. Keep your target chained

    After Ethereal Chains (E), keep the target chained for 1.5 seconds: they're then rooted and take extra damage, giving you time to land your burst.

  4. Look for isolated targets

    In the mid game, look for isolated targets rather than head-on teamfights: your burst focuses one target, and Distortion (W) then takes you back out.

Playing against Annie

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back off when her stun is ready

    Back off when Pyromania (passive) is ready: after 4 spells, her next offensive spell stuns you. She has it ready at the start and every time she respawns.

  2. Poke her from outside her range

    If your range is longer than hers, poke her from outside it: her autos and Disintegrate (Q) reach 625, Incinerate (W) 600.

  3. Respect her level 6

    Once she hits level 6, stay well outside her range when her stun is ready: with Flash, Summon: Tibbers (R) can land on you from much farther away.

  4. Play hard once Tibbers is gone

    Take the teamfight once Tibbers has been cast and is gone, because Summon: Tibbers (R) has a 130 to 100 second cooldown and is her biggest source of damage.

Patch 16.21.1