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Annie vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Annie

based on 1,902 Annie vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our data, Annie faced off against Sylas in 1902 games. Including so many matchups for Annie versus Sylas gives us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to wreck Sylas. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Annie is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.0% of her games.

Annie vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie has done a below average job of countering Sylas. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champs fight one another in. In Annie against Sylas games, Annie’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Annie vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentShadowflame

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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Guide to Countering Sylas as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Annie vs Sylas Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Sylas Image
6.5
< Kills >
8.8
6.6
< Deaths >
7.2
8.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
131
< Minions Killed >
123
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
977
< Physical Damage >
548
21,131
< Magic Damage >
21,582
1,252
< True Damage >
753
23,361
< Damage Dealt >
22,884
18,058
< Damage Taken >
30,293
10,869
< Gold Earned >
11,706
1.78
< Towers >
1.53
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,524
< Total Healing >
7,643
13,412
< Experience >
13,705
22
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
222
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Sylas with Annie in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several significant Annie versus Sylas matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sylas..

Annie normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Sylas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Sylas

Who is Better, Annie or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sylas, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter for Sylas.

While Annie does have a lower winrate than Sylas, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Annie into Sylas.

Additionally, Annie has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Annie, we analyzed 1,902 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 Sylas 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 learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Annie versus Sylas build include Malignance, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Annie bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Sylas than with many other typical builds. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Sylas with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Sylas as Annie, Annie players should equip 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 builds players chose for Annie vs Sylas clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Annie vs Sylas tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every game with data with these champs.