Annie vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Annie
based on 3,982 Annie vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Annie vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Annie vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Annie
Tips for Playing as Annie against Akali
Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.
Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.
Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.
Advice to Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Annie vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Annie in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several strategic Annie vs. Akali counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between these two champions. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Akali..
Annie usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Akali. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Annie and Akali
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Who is Better, Annie or Akali?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Akali, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Annie makes an ok counter for Akali.
While Annie does have a higher winrate than Akali, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Akali.
Additionally, Annie has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Akali matchups, Annie is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Annie is a decent counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Annie to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Annie on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Akali. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Annie versus Akali build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Annie bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Akali than with many other common builds. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 50.5% battling Akali with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Akali as Annie, Annie players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Annie vs Akali face-offs, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.
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