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Warwick vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Warwick

based on 2,777 Warwick vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Annie as Warwick resulted from an analysis of 2777 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Warwick encounters Annie in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Warwick vs Annie Matchup Summary

Warwick has done a ok job of beating Annie. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Warwick vs Annie matches, Warwick’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Annie.

Best Warwick vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Spirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanBlack CleaverBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
14
E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Annie as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Annie

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

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.

Warwick vs Annie Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Annie Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.3
6.9
< Deaths >
6.2
6.6
< Assists >
8.4
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
53
< Minions Killed >
131
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.43
7,138
< Physical Damage >
909
8,551
< Magic Damage >
20,489
766
< True Damage >
1,258
16,456
< Damage Dealt >
22,657
40,215
< Damage Taken >
17,730
11,493
< Gold Earned >
10,708
1.29
< Towers >
1.73
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
21,697
< Total Healing >
1,558
13,119
< Experience >
13,398
19
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
291
< Time Dealing CC >
222

How to Counter Annie with Warwick in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some critical Warwick against Annie counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Warwick normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Annie. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Annie

Who is Better, Warwick or Annie?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when playing against Annie, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes an ok counter for Annie.

While Warwick does have a lower winrate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Warwick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Annie.

Moreover, Warwick also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Warwick is a somewhat poor counter for Annie. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Annie.

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Warwick, we analyzed 2,777 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 Warwick 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 truly master Warwick to counter Annie 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick usually racks up less CS relative to Annie. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Warwick versus Annie build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Annie than with many other common builds. In fact, Warwick had an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Annie as Warwick, you should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Warwick vs Annie fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.

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