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

Annie vs Gragas

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

based on 1,042 Annie vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Gragas as Annie came out of an examination of 1042 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Annie is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.7% of her games.

Annie vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Annie has done a average job of countering Gragas. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Annie against Gragas games, Annie’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Annie vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentLuden's CompanionShadowflame

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 ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Annie vs Gragas Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Gragas Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6
8.1
< Assists >
7
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
142
< Minions Killed >
110
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.4
929
< Physical Damage >
1,379
21,066
< Magic Damage >
17,860
1,259
< True Damage >
611
23,255
< Damage Dealt >
19,850
18,338
< Damage Taken >
29,478
11,187
< Gold Earned >
11,392
1.8
< Towers >
1.44
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
1,667
< Total Healing >
11,942
13,832
< Experience >
14,009
23
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
8
237
< Time Dealing CC >
418

How to Counter Gragas with Annie in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some vital Annie against Gragas matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Annie usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Gragas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Gragas

Who is Better, Annie or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gragas, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter to Gragas.

While Annie does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Gragas.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Gragas matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Annie is a decent counter for Gragas. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Annie

Annie Loses Against

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Annie Wins Against

PoppyPoppy55.9% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateZoeZoe55% winrateKindredKindred54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Annie, we analyzed 1,042 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 Gragas 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.

Other Useful Resources

Annie Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gragas. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Annie versus Gragas build include Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Annie incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Gragas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Annie boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Gragas as Annie, Annie players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Annie vs Gragas counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Annie are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.