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How to Win Annie vs Aphelios Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the a tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Aphelios as Annie

based on 1,376 Annie vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Annie did battle with Aphelios 1376 times. Having so many matchups for Annie versus Aphelios provides us confidence in our capability to produce useful statistics and a solid build to annihilate Aphelios. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Annie is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.2% of her matches.

Annie vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Annie has done a ok job of countering Aphelios. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Annie versus Aphelios games, Annie’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Annie vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Aphelios

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.

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Annie vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Aphelios Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
8
< Assists >
5.7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
140
< Minions Killed >
177
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
907
< Physical Damage >
19,086
20,318
< Magic Damage >
1,275
1,224
< True Damage >
411
22,450
< Damage Dealt >
20,773
18,039
< Damage Taken >
18,938
10,995
< Gold Earned >
11,903
1.79
< Towers >
2.32
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,726
< Total Healing >
5,220
13,800
< Experience >
12,560
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
234
< Time Dealing CC >
140

How to Counter Aphelios with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several critical Annie vs. Aphelios matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Annie usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Aphelios

Who is Better, Annie or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when playing against Aphelios, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter to Aphelios.

While Annie does have a higher winrate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Annie also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Annie into Aphelios.

Additionally, Annie has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Aphelios matchups, Annie is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Annie is a decent counter for Aphelios. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Aphelios.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Annie, we analyzed 1,376 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 Aphelios as Annie 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Aphelios. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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 surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Annie versus Aphelios build consist of Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Annie bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Aphelios than with many other typical builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Aphelios with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Aphelios as Annie, Annie players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Annie vs Aphelios clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

If you need to get Annie x Aphelios tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every game finished with both champions.