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

Annie vs Xayah

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

based on 908 Annie vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Annie battled Xayah 908 times. Using so many matchups for Annie versus Xayah provides us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable data and a solid build to defeat your opposition. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Annie encounters Xayah in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Annie vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Annie does a good job of countering Xayah. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.3% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Annie versus Xayah matches, Annie’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Annie vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceLuden's CompanionRabadon's Deathcap

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 Xayah as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Annie vs Xayah Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Xayah Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
8.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
141
< Minions Killed >
186
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.5
922
< Physical Damage >
18,899
21,030
< Magic Damage >
397
1,271
< True Damage >
385
23,223
< Damage Dealt >
19,681
18,157
< Damage Taken >
21,118
11,206
< Gold Earned >
12,195
1.91
< Towers >
2.25
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
1,695
< Total Healing >
4,997
14,002
< Experience >
12,996
22
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
239
< Time Dealing CC >
57

How to Counter Xayah with Annie in LoL

The stats shown here feature some important Annie versus Xayah matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between these two champs. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xayah..

Annie normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Xayah

Who is Better, Annie or Xayah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually wins when taking on Xayah, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes a good counter for Xayah.

While Annie does have a higher win rate than Xayah, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Annie into Xayah.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Annie vs Xayah matchups, Annie is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Annie is a good counter to Xayah. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Annie, we analyzed 908 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie to counter Xayah during both the lane 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 stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Xayah. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Annie versus Xayah build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Xayah than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 52.3% when playing against Xayah with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Xayah as Annie, Annie players should take 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 runes that we analyzed for Annie vs Xayah battles, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Annie are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.