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

Annie vs Kindred

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

based on 1,219 Annie vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
54.6 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Kindred as Annie resulted from an analysis of 1219 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Annie has to counter Kindred in only 1.9% of her matches.

Annie vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Annie has done a great job of countering Kindred. Normally, she wins a whopping 54.6% of the time the champs face each other in. In Annie versus Kindred games, Annie’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Annie vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentMalignanceLuden's Companion

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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Annie vs Kindred Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
54.6 %
VS
Win Rate
45.4 %
Kindred Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.3
5.7
< Deaths >
6.9
7.8
< Assists >
6.8
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
132
< Minions Killed >
38
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
883
< Physical Damage >
13,139
20,218
< Magic Damage >
3,549
1,147
< True Damage >
1,095
22,248
< Damage Dealt >
17,784
17,385
< Damage Taken >
30,463
10,864
< Gold Earned >
11,724
1.87
< Towers >
1.41
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
1,660
< Total Healing >
16,584
13,435
< Experience >
12,998
21
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
6
222
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Kindred with Annie in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Annie against Kindred matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Annie normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Kindred. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Kindred

Who is Better, Annie or Kindred?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Annie usually wins when facing off against Kindred, with a 54.6% win rate. As a result, Annie makes a great counter for Kindred.

While Annie does have a much higher win rate compared to Kindred, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Annie into Kindred.

Moreover, Annie also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Annie vs Kindred matchups, Annie is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Annie is a great counter to Kindred. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Annie

Annie Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune44.4% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateFizzFizz45.4% winrateOlafOlaf45.6% winrate

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 Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Annie, we analyzed 1,219 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 Kindred 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 truly master Annie to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie typically racks up much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Annie versus Kindred build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Kindred than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Annie had an average winrate of 54.6% when countering Kindred with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Kindred as Annie, Annie players should take 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 picked for Annie vs Kindred fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 54.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Annie are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.