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

Annie vs Thresh

How to Beat Thresh as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the a tier of champions
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SupportFighter

How to Beat Thresh as Annie

based on 2,475 Annie vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Annie fought Thresh in 2475 games. Having so many matchups for Annie vs Thresh provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to obliterate Thresh. This matchup is relatively rare. Annie encounters Thresh in only 4.0% of her rounds.

Annie vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Annie does a average job of countering Thresh. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Annie against Thresh games, Annie’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Annie vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflameLiandry's Torment

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Annie vs Thresh Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Thresh Image
6.4
< Kills >
2.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
8.5
< Assists >
13.9
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
138
< Minions Killed >
35
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
888
< Physical Damage >
1,174
20,686
< Magic Damage >
7,027
1,272
< True Damage >
763
22,846
< Damage Dealt >
8,964
17,938
< Damage Taken >
22,018
10,988
< Gold Earned >
8,680
1.84
< Towers >
1.77
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,564
< Total Healing >
2,407
13,629
< Experience >
10,643
22
< Vision Score >
56
11
< Wards Placed >
23
232
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Thresh with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Annie against Thresh counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Thresh. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Annie often has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Thresh. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Thresh

Who is Better, Annie or Thresh?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when playing against Thresh, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter for Thresh.

While Annie does have a lower winrate than Thresh, when on opposite teams, Annie also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Annie into Thresh.

Furthermore, Annie has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Thresh matchups, Thresh is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter to Thresh. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Thresh.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Annie, we analyzed 2,475 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 Thresh 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 truly master Annie in order to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie most often picks up much more CS as Thresh. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities 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 do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Annie versus Thresh build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Annie combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Thresh than with most other typical builds. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Thresh with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Thresh as Annie, Annie players should take 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 runes players chose for Annie vs Thresh battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.

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