Annie vs Diana
How to Beat Diana as Annie
based on 2,596 Annie vs Diana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Annie vs Diana Matchup Summary
Best Annie vs Diana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Diana as Annie
Tips for Playing as Annie against Diana
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 Diana
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
Annie vs Diana Counter Stats
How to Counter Diana with Annie in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some influential Annie vs. Diana matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Diana..
Annie normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Diana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Annie and Diana
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Who is Better, Annie or Diana?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Diana, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter for Diana.
While Annie does have a lower win rate compared to Diana, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Annie into Diana.
Moreover, Annie has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Annie is a somewhat poor counter to Diana. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Diana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Diana during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Annie usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Diana. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to have in your Annie versus Diana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Annie used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better versus Diana than with most other common item sets. In fact, Annie had an average winrate of 49.7% battling Diana with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Diana as Annie, Annie players should take the First Strike, Triple Tonic, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Annie vs Diana counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.
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