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

Annie vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Annie

based on 885 Annie vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Annie resulted from an analysis of 885 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Annie encounters Nilah in only 1.4% of her games.

Annie vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie does a dismal job of countering Nilah. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Annie versus Nilah rounds, Annie’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Annie vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionLiandry's Torment

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 Nilah as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Nilah

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.

Annie vs Nilah Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Nilah Image
6
< Kills >
7.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.8
8.6
< Assists >
5.9
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
129
< Minions Killed >
164
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
886
< Physical Damage >
16,537
19,831
< Magic Damage >
185
1,221
< True Damage >
368
21,940
< Damage Dealt >
17,090
17,475
< Damage Taken >
23,754
10,546
< Gold Earned >
12,367
1.74
< Towers >
2.52
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,530
< Total Healing >
8,304
13,226
< Experience >
12,857
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
219
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Nilah with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Annie against Nilah matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Annie often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Nilah. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Nilah

Who is Better, Annie or Nilah?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when playing against Nilah, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Annie makes an ok counter for Nilah.

While Annie does have a lower win rate compared to Nilah, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Annie into Nilah.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Annie, we analyzed 885 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 Nilah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Annie versus Nilah build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Nilah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling Nilah with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nilah 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Annie vs Nilah fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you want to get Annie versus Nilah tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every match run with these champs.