Annie vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Annie
based on 6,626 Annie vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Annie vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Annie vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Annie
Tips for Playing as Annie against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Annie vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Annie in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Annie versus Lux counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lux..
Annie normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Lux. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Annie and Lux
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Who is Better, Annie or Lux?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Annie usually loses when trying to fight Lux, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Annie makes a poor counter to Lux.
While Annie does have a lower winrate than Lux, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Annie into Lux.
Additionally, Annie has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champion with a lower 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 to Lux. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Annie to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Annie most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Lux. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Annie versus Lux build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Annie incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Lux than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 48.6% battling Lux with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Lux 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. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Annie vs Lux clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.
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