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How to Win Veigar vs Annie Counter MatchupVeigar is in the b tier of champions

Veigar vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the a tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Annie as Veigar

based on 2,278 Veigar vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our database, Veigar engaged Annie 2278 times. With so many matchups for Veigar vs Annie gives us confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a supported build to annihilate Annie. This pairing is somewhat rare. Veigar has to counter Annie in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Veigar vs Annie Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a decent job of countering Annie. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs face each other in. In Veigar versus Annie games, Veigar’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Annie.

Best Veigar vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Veigar to level upq
>
Second ability for Veigar to level upw
>
Last skill for Veigar to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Annie

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Veigar vs Annie Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Annie Image
7.4
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
7.7
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
171
< Minions Killed >
141
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
544
< Physical Damage >
752
22,482
< Magic Damage >
21,268
601
< True Damage >
1,256
23,628
< Damage Dealt >
23,277
19,350
< Damage Taken >
18,796
12,427
< Gold Earned >
11,318
2.07
< Towers >
1.8
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,881
< Total Healing >
1,769
14,637
< Experience >
14,142
21
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
10
90
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Annie with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Veigar vs. Annie counter stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Annie..

Veigar usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Annie. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Annie

Who is Better, Veigar or Annie?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Veigar usually wins when trying to fight Annie, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Veigar makes a good counter for Annie.

While Veigar does have a higher winrate than Annie, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Annieas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Veigar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Annie matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Veigar is a decent counter for Annie. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Annie.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Veigar, we analyzed 2,278 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 Annie as Veigar 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 Veigar in order to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Annie. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Veigar versus Annie build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Veigar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Annie than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Veigar boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Annie with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Annie as Veigar, Veigar players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Veigar vs Annie face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.

If you want to get Veigar versus Annie tips and counter stats for a a distinct division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using all games run with these champions.