Background Image
How to Win Annie vs Graves Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Graves

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

How to Beat Graves as Annie

based on 2,579 Annie vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Annie battled Graves in 2579 matches. Including so many matchups for Annie vs Graves gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to annihilate your foe. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Annie encounters Graves in only 4.1% of her matches.

Annie vs Graves Matchup Summary

Annie does a average job of countering Graves. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Annie against Graves matches, Annie’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Graves.

Best Annie vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
>
Second ability for Annie to level upw
>
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Graves as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Annie vs Graves Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Graves Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.1
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
8.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
142
< Minions Killed >
55
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
877
< Physical Damage >
16,757
20,587
< Magic Damage >
817
1,200
< True Damage >
1,526
22,665
< Damage Dealt >
19,100
18,349
< Damage Taken >
30,132
11,092
< Gold Earned >
12,842
1.84
< Towers >
1.65
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
1,736
< Total Healing >
13,989
13,800
< Experience >
14,512
23
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
6
236
< Time Dealing CC >
503

How to Counter Graves with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Annie vs. Graves counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Annie usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Graves

Who is Better, Annie or Graves?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when playing against Graves, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Annie makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Annie does have a lower win rate compared to Graves, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Graves.

Furthermore, Annie also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Annie vs Graves matchups, Graves 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 teamfights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Graves.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Annie, we analyzed 2,579 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 Graves 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

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Annie to counter Graves during both the lane 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 tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie often racks up more CS compared to Graves. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Annie versus Graves build include Malignance, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Annie included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Graves than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Graves as Annie, Annie players should use 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 combinations players picked for Annie vs Graves fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Graves as Annie are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.