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How to Win Annie vs Nunu & Willump Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the b tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Annie

based on 1,464 Annie vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Annie came out of an evaluation of 1464 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Annie encounters Nunu & Willump in only 2.3% of her rounds.

Annie vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie has done a poor job of countering Nunu & Willump. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Annie against Nunu & Willump rounds, Annie’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Annie vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapLiandry'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
>
Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Nunu & Willump

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 Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Annie vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Nunu & Willump Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.9
< Assists >
10.9
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
130
< Minions Killed >
31
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
899
< Physical Damage >
1,025
20,305
< Magic Damage >
12,978
1,209
< True Damage >
785
22,414
< Damage Dealt >
14,788
17,921
< Damage Taken >
36,788
10,619
< Gold Earned >
10,790
1.67
< Towers >
1.28
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
1,560
< Total Healing >
19,848
13,109
< Experience >
12,650
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
6
222
< Time Dealing CC >
450

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Annie in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Annie against Nunu & Willump counter stats that can help you realize the differences between these two champions. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nunu & Willump..

Annie typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Nunu & Willump. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Annie or Nunu & Willump?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually loses when playing against Nunu & Willump, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Annie makes a bad counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Annie does have a lower winrate compared to Nunu & Willump, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Annie into Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, Annie has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Nunu & Willump is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Annie is a terribly counter for Nunu & Willump. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Annie against Nunu & Willump.

Other Champion Matchups Against Annie

Annie Loses Against

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Annie Wins Against

PoppyPoppy55.9% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateZoeZoe55% winrateKindredKindred54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Nunu & Willump Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Annie, we analyzed 1,464 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 Nunu & Willump 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.

Other Useful Resources

Annie Build Nunu & Willump Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie to counter Nunu & Willump 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie usually racks up much more CS as Nunu & Willump. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Annie versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Annie bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Nunu & Willump than with most other common builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 47.7% battling Nunu & Willump with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nunu & Willump as Annie, you should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Annie vs Nunu & Willump LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Annie are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.