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How to Win Annie vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Annie

based on 2,491 Annie vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Annie faced Kai'Sa in 2491 matches. With so many games with Annie vs Kai'Sa provides us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable data and a supported build to smash Kai'Sa. This matchup is fairly rare. Annie is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.0% of her rounds.

Annie vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Annie has done a good job of countering Kai'Sa. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.3% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Annie versus Kai'Sa games, Annie’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Annie vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Annie vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.4
6
< Deaths >
6.3
8.1
< Assists >
5.9
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
136
< Minions Killed >
179
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
880
< Physical Damage >
11,137
20,047
< Magic Damage >
7,537
1,206
< True Damage >
384
22,133
< Damage Dealt >
19,058
17,498
< Damage Taken >
19,860
10,903
< Gold Earned >
12,368
1.9
< Towers >
2.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
1,595
< Total Healing >
4,232
13,556
< Experience >
12,589
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
228
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Annie in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several important Annie versus Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Annie often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Annie or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Annie usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Annie makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Annie does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Annie also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Annie into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Annie also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Annie vs Kai'Sa matchups, Annie is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Annie is an above average counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Annie

Annie Loses Against

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Annie Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Annie, we analyzed 2,491 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 Kai'Sa 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

To truly master Annie in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie usually gets a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Annie versus Kai'Sa build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Annie used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Kai'Sa than with most other common item sets. In fact, Annie had an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Kai'Sa with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Kai'Sa as Annie, Annie players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Annie vs Kai'Sa LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Annie are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.