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

Annie vs Varus

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

based on 2,541 Annie vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Annie faced Varus 2541 times. Having so many games with Annie vs Varus provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a pro build to obliterate Varus. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Annie fights Varus in only 4.1% of her rounds.

Annie vs Varus Matchup Summary

Annie has done a decent job of beating Varus. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Annie versus Varus rounds, Annie’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Varus.

Best Annie vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentShadowflame

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 ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Varus as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Annie vs Varus Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
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6.4
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
8.1
< Assists >
6.8
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
140
< Minions Killed >
177
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
883
< Physical Damage >
14,053
20,608
< Magic Damage >
6,298
1,233
< True Damage >
342
22,725
< Damage Dealt >
20,694
18,284
< Damage Taken >
19,881
11,069
< Gold Earned >
12,366
1.82
< Towers >
2.28
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,734
< Total Healing >
4,653
13,822
< Experience >
12,835
23
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
234
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Varus with Annie in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several strategic Annie versus Varus counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Annie normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Varus

Who is Better, Annie or Varus?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually wins when facing off against Varus, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Annie makes a good counter for Varus.

While Annie does have a higher win rate compared to Varus, when on opposite teams, Annie also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Annie into Varus.

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

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

Annie is a decent counter for Varus. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Annie against Varus.

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 Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Annie, we analyzed 2,541 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 Varus 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 Varus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Annie to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Varus. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Annie versus Varus build consist of Malignance, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Annie combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Varus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 51.2% battling Varus with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Varus as Annie, you should take 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 Varus clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Varus as Annie are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.