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How to Win Akshan vs Annie Counter MatchupAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Akshan in LoLAkshan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Akshan

based on 1,191 Akshan vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Annie as Akshan resulted from an evaluation of 1191 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Akshan encounters Annie in only 1.7% of their rounds.

Akshan vs Annie Matchup Summary

Akshan does a average job of beating Annie. Normally, they wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Akshan against Annie games, Akshan’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood versus Annie.

Best Akshan vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKircheis Shard

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeTerminusGuinsoo's RagebladeThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveShield BashBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Akshan's passive ability p
Akshan's q ability q
Akshan's w ability w
Akshan's e ability e
Akshan's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Annie

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

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.

Akshan vs Annie Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Annie Image
8.1
< Kills >
7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
5.6
< Assists >
8.3
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
170
< Minions Killed >
142
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,454
< Physical Damage >
811
3,140
< Magic Damage >
21,582
1,112
< True Damage >
1,256
21,707
< Damage Dealt >
23,650
22,379
< Damage Taken >
18,582
12,705
< Gold Earned >
11,383
2.1
< Towers >
1.92
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,361
< Total Healing >
1,835
14,359
< Experience >
14,098
18
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
10
54
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Annie with Akshan in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Akshan vs. Annie counter stats that may help you interpret the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s ratio of NaN, showing that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Annie..

Akshan normally has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. On average, they receives more damage than Annie. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akshan and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Annie

Who is Better, Akshan or Annie?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually fairs equally well when facing off against Annie, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Akshan makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Akshan does have a higher win rate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Akshan also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Akshan into Annie.

Furthermore, Akshan also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Annie matchups, Akshan is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Akshan is a decent counter for Annie. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Akshan against Annie.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Akshan, we analyzed 1,191 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 Akshan 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 learn all of the intricacies of Akshan to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Annie. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Akshan versus Annie build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better versus Annie than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Akshan had an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Annie with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Annie as Akshan, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Akshan vs Annie fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.

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