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

Annie vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Annie

based on 629 Annie vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Annie came out of an analysis of 629 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Annie has to counter Kennen in only 1.0% of her games.

Annie vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Annie has done a good job of countering Kennen. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.8% of games the champs face each other in. In Annie vs Kennen games, Annie’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Annie vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

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
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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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Annie vs Kennen Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
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7
< Kills >
6.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
8.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
140
< Minions Killed >
164
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
838
< Physical Damage >
1,881
21,366
< Magic Damage >
20,588
1,252
< True Damage >
609
23,457
< Damage Dealt >
23,078
18,580
< Damage Taken >
23,029
11,456
< Gold Earned >
11,744
1.91
< Towers >
2.02
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,658
< Total Healing >
3,030
14,266
< Experience >
14,841
23
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
9
236
< Time Dealing CC >
77

How to Counter Kennen with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several critical Annie versus Kennen matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kennen..

Annie usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Kennen

Who is Better, Annie or Kennen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually wins when facing off against Kennen, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes a good counter to Kennen.

While Annie does have a higher win rate than Kennen, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Annie into Kennen.

Additionally, Annie also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Kennen matchups, Annie is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Annie is a good counter for Kennen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Kennen.

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 Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Annie, we analyzed 629 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 Kennen 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Annie to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kennen. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Annie versus Kennen build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Kennen than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 52.8% when countering Kennen with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Kennen as Annie, you should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Annie vs Kennen face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Annie are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.