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

Annie vs Jax

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

based on 4,319 Annie vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
6.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Annie faced Jax in 4319 games. Having so many games with Annie versus Jax provides us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to smash your foe. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Annie encounters Jax in only 6.9% of her games.

Annie vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie does a dismal job of beating Jax. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Annie against Jax rounds, Annie’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Jax.

Best Annie vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Jax as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Annie vs Jax Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
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6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
8.1
< Assists >
5
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
137
< Minions Killed >
118
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.68
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
863
< Physical Damage >
11,565
20,148
< Magic Damage >
7,623
1,256
< True Damage >
617
22,267
< Damage Dealt >
19,805
17,986
< Damage Taken >
30,292
10,956
< Gold Earned >
12,029
1.82
< Towers >
2.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
1,634
< Total Healing >
8,913
13,698
< Experience >
14,441
22
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
229
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Jax with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Annie vs. Jax matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between these two champions. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jax..

Annie usually has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Jax. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Jax

Who is Better, Annie or Jax?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Annie usually loses when taking on Jax, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Annie makes a bad counter for Jax.

While Annie does have a lower winrate than Jax, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Jax.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter to Jax. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Jax.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Annie, we analyzed 4,319 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 Jax 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

If you would like to truly master Annie in order to counter Jax during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Jax. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Annie versus Jax build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Annie used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Jax than with most other typical builds. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Jax with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Jax as Annie, Annie players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Annie vs Jax clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.

If you need to see Annie versus Jax tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every match played with both champs.