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

Annie vs Xerath

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

based on 2,557 Annie vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Annie fought Xerath 2557 times. Having so many games with Annie versus Xerath provides us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to counter your rival. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Annie has to counter Xerath in only 4.1% of her rounds.

Annie vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie has done a below average job of countering Xerath. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Annie vs Xerath games, Annie’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Xerath.

Best Annie vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentZaz'Zak's RealmspikeZhonya's Hourglass

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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Annie vs Xerath Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Xerath Image
6.5
< Kills >
6
6.5
< Deaths >
5.5
7.6
< Assists >
9.6
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
138
< Minions Killed >
109
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.42
770
< Physical Damage >
540
20,412
< Magic Damage >
23,509
1,198
< True Damage >
762
22,381
< Damage Dealt >
24,811
19,565
< Damage Taken >
16,642
11,060
< Gold Earned >
11,315
1.63
< Towers >
1.68
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,906
< Total Healing >
1,482
13,849
< Experience >
13,141
22
< Vision Score >
37
10
< Wards Placed >
17
234
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Xerath with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Annie against Xerath matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between this pair of champions. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Xerath..

Annie normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Xerath

Who is Better, Annie or Xerath?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually loses when playing against Xerath, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes a poor counter to Xerath.

While Annie does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Annie into Xerath.

Furthermore, Annie has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Annie is a garbage counter to Xerath. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Annie against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Annie, we analyzed 2,557 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 Xerath 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xerath. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Annie versus Xerath build consist of Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Xerath than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Xerath with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Xerath 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Annie vs Xerath fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Annie are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located above.