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

Annie vs Volibear

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

based on 1,290 Annie vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Annie faced Volibear 1290 times. Using so many games with Annie vs Volibear provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a solid build to smash Volibear. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Annie fights Volibear in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Annie vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Annie has done a decent job of beating Volibear. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Annie versus Volibear matches, Annie’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Volibear.

Best Annie vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassLuden'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 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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Guide to Countering Volibear as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Volibear

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.

Annie vs Volibear Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Volibear Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
8.3
< Assists >
5.6
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
135
< Minions Killed >
129
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.54
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.54
907
< Physical Damage >
10,440
20,451
< Magic Damage >
7,928
1,239
< True Damage >
636
22,598
< Damage Dealt >
19,004
17,827
< Damage Taken >
33,061
10,913
< Gold Earned >
11,653
1.81
< Towers >
2.47
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
1,623
< Total Healing >
8,563
13,610
< Experience >
14,276
22
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
231
< Time Dealing CC >
550

How to Counter Volibear with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Annie versus Volibear counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Volibear..

Annie typically has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Volibear. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Volibear

Who is Better, Annie or Volibear?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Annie usually wins when facing off against Volibear, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Annie makes a good counter for Volibear.

While Annie does have a higher win rate compared to Volibear, when on opposite teams, Annie also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Volibear.

Additionally, Annie also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Volibear. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Volibear matchups, Annie is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Annie is a decent counter for Volibear. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Volibear.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Annie, we analyzed 1,290 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 Volibear 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 to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie usually gets a similar amount of CS as Volibear. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Annie versus Volibear build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Volibear than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Volibear with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Volibear as Annie, you 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 used for Annie vs Volibear fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Volibear as Annie are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.