Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstHeavy CCStrong engage

Build vs Annie

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Maw of Malmortius
1vs AP
Sundered Sky
2Bruiser
Death's Dance
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Axiom Arc
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41492%
144%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti Tank

Axiom Arc
5vs Tank
Serylda's Grudge
vs Tank
Black Cleaver
vs Tank

DPS

Endless Hunger
DPS
Eclipse
DPS
Fiendhunter Bolts
DPS
100.0% WR3 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
InspirationInspiration
Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
Cash BackCash Back
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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

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