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How to Synergize Akali and Annie

based on 959 Akali with Annie pairs
Win Rate
44.1 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Akali has gone into battle with Annie in 959 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Akali play with Annie. It is very rare for Akali to play alongside Annie as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in about 0.4% of rounds with Akali.

Akali Annie Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a awful job of fighting on the same side as Annie. On average, she wins a poor 44.1% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Akali when playing alongside Annie by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
>
Second ability for Akali to level upe
>
Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Annie

Tips for Playing as Akali with Annie

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Understand How Annie Will Play

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.

Akali Annie Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
44.1 %
VS
Win Rate
55.9 %
Annie Image
8.1
< Kills >
9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
4.9
< Assists >
5.1
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
156
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,422
< Physical Damage >
1,335
20,553
< Magic Damage >
21,516
757
< True Damage >
759
22,734
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
27,088
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,518
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.45
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,476
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,497
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
76
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Annie as Akali in LoL

The Akali Annie synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Annie, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akali sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Annie. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Annie helps Akali perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali is paired with Annie, she sees a barely noticable drop in her total damage dealt. This could signal that Annie doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played together with Annie on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Annie.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Annie on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Annie does a poor job of covering Akali during teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Annie

Is Akali better when played alongside Annie?

There is no top companion for Akali that will no matter what be her #1 ally. However, overall, Annie is a terrible teammate for Akali. By locking into the same team as Akali, she decreases their win rate by -5.0% to 44.1%. This signals that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Akali and Annie that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Annie has a lower difficulty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Annie comrades to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Akali players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Akali and Annie together, you will not be providing your other teammates a lot of engage. Plan to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Annie ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Annie Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Annie, we analyzed 959 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akali with Annie comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali to synergize with Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to build first in your Akali and Annie synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Akali bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Annie than with most other common item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 44.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Annie with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Annie with Akali are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.