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Alistar vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the a tier of champions
TankSupport
Mage

How to Beat Annie as Alistar

based on 991 Alistar vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Annie as Alistar resulted from an evaluation of 991 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Alistar is forced to battle against Annie in only 1.5% of his matches.

Alistar vs Annie Matchup Summary

Alistar does a good job of countering Annie. On average, he wins a terrific 52.5% of games the champions face each other in. In Alistar vs Annie rounds, Alistar’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Annie.

Best Alistar vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Zeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartTrailblazerThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Annie

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

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.

Alistar vs Annie Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Annie Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
14.3
< Assists >
8.7
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
32
< Minions Killed >
137
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,325
< Physical Damage >
929
6,836
< Magic Damage >
21,276
903
< True Damage >
1,341
9,065
< Damage Dealt >
23,546
26,763
< Damage Taken >
17,959
8,579
< Gold Earned >
10,956
1.85
< Towers >
1.81
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,407
< Total Healing >
1,581
10,595
< Experience >
13,452
54
< Vision Score >
23
24
< Wards Placed >
11
276
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Annie with Alistar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Alistar vs. Annie matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Annie’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Annie. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Alistar usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Annie. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Alistar and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Annie

Who is Better, Alistar or Annie?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually wins when playing against Annie, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Alistar makes a good counter for Annie.

While Alistar does have a higher win rate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Alistar into Annieas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Alistar also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Annie matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Alistar is an above average counter to Annie. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.2% winratePoppyPoppy43.7% winrateTaliyahTaliyah44.2% winrateSwainSwain44.5% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner58.7% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 53.4% 3276 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.6% 125 GamesTaricTaric+ 55% 80 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 4162 Games

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Alistar, we analyzed 991 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 Alistar 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.

Other Useful Resources

Alistar Build Annie Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Annie. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Annie build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Annie than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 52.5% when playing against Annie with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Annie as Alistar, Alistar players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Alistar vs Annie battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.5% winrate overall.

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