Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstHeavy CCStrong engage

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Annie

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Kaenic Rookern
1vs AP
Unending Despair
2vs AD
Protoplasm Harness
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP

Summoner spells

41285%
41410%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP

Other options

Fimbulwinter
Survival
Heartsteel
Survival
100.0% WR3 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
OrnnOrnn
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