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How to Win Annie vs K'Sante Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the a tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Beat K'Sante as Annie

based on 916 Annie vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat K'Sante as Annie resulted from an evaluation of 916 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Annie is forced to battle against K'Sante in only 1.5% of her games.

Annie vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Annie has done a average job of countering K'Sante. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Annie vs K'Sante games, Annie’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Annie vs K'Sante 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

Liandry's TormentLuden's CompanionMalignance

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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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Annie vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
K'Sante Image
6.3
< Kills >
4.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
8.6
< Assists >
6.3
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
139
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.4
937
< Physical Damage >
13,697
20,668
< Magic Damage >
3,410
1,230
< True Damage >
1,482
22,836
< Damage Dealt >
18,590
17,877
< Damage Taken >
31,713
10,935
< Gold Earned >
10,991
1.75
< Towers >
2.06
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,555
< Total Healing >
4,904
13,452
< Experience >
14,753
23
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
233
< Time Dealing CC >
1,007

How to Counter K'Sante with Annie in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several influential Annie against K'Sante counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than K'Sante..

Annie often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than K'Sante. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Annie
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
K'Sante

Who is Better, Annie or K'Sante?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when taking on K'Sante, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Annie makes an ok counter for K'Sante.

While Annie does have a higher winrate compared to K'Sante, when facing one another, Annie also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Annie into K'Sante.

Moreover, Annie also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to K'Sante. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs K'Sante matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Annie is a decent counter for K'Sante. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing 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 K'Sante.

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 K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Annie, we analyzed 916 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 K'Sante 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 in order to counter K'Sante during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to K'Sante. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, usually require many 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 K'Sante build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs K'Sante than with many other typical builds. In fact, Annie had an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against K'Sante with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing K'Sante 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Annie vs K'Sante counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

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