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How to Win Annie vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Annie

based on 343 Annie vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Annie resulted from an examination of 343 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Annie is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her matches.

Annie vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie has done a below average job of countering Rek'Sai. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Annie against Rek'Sai rounds, Annie’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Annie vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

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
>
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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Annie vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
8.9
< Assists >
7.6
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
145
< Minions Killed >
37
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.4
907
< Physical Damage >
13,898
21,911
< Magic Damage >
62
1,254
< True Damage >
3,460
24,072
< Damage Dealt >
17,421
18,472
< Damage Taken >
37,305
11,341
< Gold Earned >
12,192
1.81
< Towers >
1.44
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
1,809
< Total Healing >
17,562
14,140
< Experience >
13,960
24
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
6
245
< Time Dealing CC >
290

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several vital Annie against Rek'Sai counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai..

Annie typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Annie or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter to Rek'Sai.

While Annie does have a lower win rate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Annie also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Rek'Sai.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Annie, we analyzed 343 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 Rek'Sai 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

Annie Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie usually racks up much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically 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 ideal items to use in your Annie versus Rek'Sai build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Rek'Sai than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Rek'Sai 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. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Annie vs Rek'Sai fights, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.

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