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

Annie vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Annie

based on 820 Annie vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our database, Annie faced off against Jayce 820 times. Using so many matchups for Annie vs Jayce provides us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to obliterate Jayce. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Annie is forced to battle against Jayce in only 1.3% of her games.

Annie vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Annie has done a good job of beating Jayce. Typically, she wins a terrific 53.0% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Annie against Jayce games, Annie’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Annie vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's TormentLuden'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 ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Jayce as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Annie vs Jayce Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Jayce Image
6.6
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
8.1
< Assists >
5.9
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
140
< Minions Killed >
186
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
861
< Physical Damage >
19,934
20,145
< Magic Damage >
4,229
1,161
< True Damage >
593
22,167
< Damage Dealt >
24,757
18,804
< Damage Taken >
21,886
11,137
< Gold Earned >
12,631
1.85
< Towers >
2.53
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,732
< Total Healing >
2,884
13,825
< Experience >
14,820
23
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
235
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Jayce with Annie in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some important Annie vs. Jayce counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Jayce..

Annie typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Jayce. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Jayce

Who is Better, Annie or Jayce?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually wins when taking on Jayce, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Annie makes a good counter for Jayce.

While Annie does have a higher winrate than Jayce, when on opposite teams, Annie also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Annie into Jayce.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Jayce matchups, Annie is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Annie is a good counter for Jayce. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Jayce.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Annie, we analyzed 820 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 Jayce 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 learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Jayce during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Jayce. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Annie versus Jayce build include Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Annie included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Jayce than with many other typical builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Jayce with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Jayce as Annie, Annie players should equip 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 builds players chose for Annie vs Jayce battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.0% winrate overall.

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