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

Annie vs Pantheon

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

based on 2,789 Annie vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Pantheon as Annie came out of an evaluation of 2789 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Annie fights Pantheon in only 4.5% of her games.

Annie vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Annie does a average job of countering Pantheon. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Annie against Pantheon games, Annie’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Pantheon.

Best Annie vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentRylai's Crystal ScepterStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 Pantheon as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Pantheon

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 Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Annie vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Pantheon Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.5
6.7
< Deaths >
7.1
8.5
< Assists >
7.2
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
135
< Minions Killed >
102
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
881
< Physical Damage >
19,009
20,816
< Magic Damage >
743
1,216
< True Damage >
1,180
22,914
< Damage Dealt >
20,933
18,855
< Damage Taken >
26,600
11,015
< Gold Earned >
11,344
1.77
< Towers >
1.61
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,632
< Total Healing >
5,163
13,628
< Experience >
12,888
22
< Vision Score >
31
10
< Wards Placed >
14
230
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Pantheon with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some important Annie versus Pantheon matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pantheon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Pantheon..

Annie normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Pantheon. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Pantheon

Who is Better, Annie or Pantheon?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when taking on Pantheon, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter to Pantheon.

While Annie does have a lower winrate compared to Pantheon, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Annie into Pantheon.

Furthermore, Annie has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pantheon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Pantheon matchups, Pantheon is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter for Pantheon. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Annie against Pantheon.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Annie, we analyzed 2,789 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 Pantheon 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Pantheon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Pantheon. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Annie versus Pantheon build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Annie incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Pantheon than with many other common builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Pantheon with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Pantheon 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. Of all the rune sets players used for Annie vs Pantheon face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pantheon as Annie are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.