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How to Win Annie vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Annie

based on 560 Annie vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Annie resulted from an analysis of 560 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Annie is forced to battle against Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of her games.

Annie vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Annie does a good job of countering Cassiopeia. On average, she wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Annie versus Cassiopeia matches, Annie’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Annie vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentMalignanceLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Annie vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Cassiopeia Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
8.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
142
< Minions Killed >
177
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
798
< Physical Damage >
567
21,907
< Magic Damage >
21,683
1,281
< True Damage >
284
23,987
< Damage Dealt >
22,535
18,442
< Damage Taken >
27,805
11,281
< Gold Earned >
11,867
1.78
< Towers >
1.78
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,624
< Total Healing >
7,139
13,885
< Experience >
15,339
23
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
231
< Time Dealing CC >
465

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Annie in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Annie against Cassiopeia counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Cassiopeia..

Annie normally has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Annie or Cassiopeia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually wins when taking on Cassiopeia, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Annie makes a good counter to Cassiopeia.

While Annie does have a higher win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Annie into Cassiopeia.

Moreover, Annie also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Cassiopeia matchups, Annie is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Annie is a good counter for Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Annie, we analyzed 560 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 Cassiopeia as Annie 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 Annie in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Annie versus Cassiopeia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Cassiopeia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Annie had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Cassiopeia as Annie, Annie players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Annie vs Cassiopeia fights, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.1% winrate overall.

If you need to see Annie x Cassiopeia tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are calculated using all games completed with both champs.