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How to Synergize Blitzcrank and Annie

based on 2,119 Blitzcrank with Annie pairs
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Blitzcrank has gone into battle with Annie in 2119 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Blitzcrank play with Annie. It is very rare for Blitzcrank to play alongside Annie on the same side. This has only occurred in about 1.4% of rounds with Blitzcrank.

Blitzcrank Annie Synergy Summary

Blitzcrank does a good job of playing alongside Annie. On average, he wins a whopping 53.4% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Blitzcrank when playing with Annie by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Blitzcrank vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

BloodsongThornmailFrozen HeartTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Blitzcrank and Annie

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank with Annie

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

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.

Blitzcrank Annie Synergy Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
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2.4
< Kills >
2.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
14
< Assists >
13.5
0.44
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
29
< Minions Killed >
29
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,891
< Physical Damage >
2,758
5,980
< Magic Damage >
5,893
972
< True Damage >
962
9,845
< Damage Dealt >
9,615
23,157
< Damage Taken >
22,973
8,635
< Gold Earned >
8,486
1.43
< Towers >
1.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,412
< Total Healing >
2,319
10,669
< Experience >
10,470
56
< Vision Score >
56
25
< Wards Placed >
25
325
< Time Dealing CC >
312

How to Play with Annie as Blitzcrank in LoL

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

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

When Blitzcrank is an ally to Annie, he observes a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Annie helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Blitzcrank is played together with Annie on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Annie.

Moreover, when Blitzcrank plays with Annie on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Annie does a poor job of protecting Blitzcrank in teamfights.

Synergies between Blitzcrank and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Blitzcrank
Annie

Is Blitzcrank better when played alongside Annie?

There is no perfect companion for Blitzcrank that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Annie is a decent teammate for Blitzcrank. By playing on the same team as Blitzcrank, she raises their win rate by 1.8% to 53.4%. This proves that there is a good synergy between Blitzcrank and Annie that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Annie has a greater difficulty than Blitzcrank. That means Blitzcrank players need to be cautious when lining up Annie comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Playing together, Blitzcrank players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by aligning Blitzcrank and Annie together, you may not be giving your other allies a lot of attack damage. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Annie ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank Annie Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Blitzcrank and Annie, we analyzed 2,119 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 Blitzcrank 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

If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank to synergize with Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to use in your Blitzcrank and Annie synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Annie than with many other typical builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 53.4% when playing alongside Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, Blitzcrank players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Blitzcrank and Annie pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.4% win rate overall.

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