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How to Win Ahri vs Annie Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Ahri

based on 1,843 Ahri vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Ahri battled Annie 1843 times. Having so many matchups for Ahri versus Annie gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative stats and a pro build to wreck your opponent. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Ahri has to counter Annie in only 1.6% of her games.

Ahri vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a awful job of countering Annie. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.2% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Ahri versus Annie games, Ahri’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Annie.

Best Ahri vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassShadowflameMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Annie

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Ahri vs Annie Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Annie Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.8
5.9
< Deaths >
6
7.2
< Assists >
7.8
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
167
< Minions Killed >
139
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,237
< Physical Damage >
751
13,992
< Magic Damage >
21,096
4,938
< True Damage >
1,270
20,169
< Damage Dealt >
23,118
20,492
< Damage Taken >
17,925
11,273
< Gold Earned >
11,199
1.86
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,696
< Total Healing >
1,692
14,186
< Experience >
13,930
20
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
70
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Annie with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several important Ahri vs. Annie matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Annie..

Ahri usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Annie. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Annie

Who is Better, Ahri or Annie?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Annie, with a 46.2% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a poor counter for Annie.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Ahri into Annie.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ahri is a garbage counter for Annie. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Annie.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Ahri, we analyzed 1,843 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Annie as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Annie. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ahri versus Annie build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Annie than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 46.2% when playing against Annie with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Annie as Ahri, Ahri players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Ahri vs Annie counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.2% win rate overall.

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