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How to Win Annie vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Annie

based on 1,283 Annie vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Annie came out of an evaluation of 1283 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Annie encounters Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of her games.

Annie vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie does a dismal job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Annie versus Vel'Koz games, Annie’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Annie vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentZaz'Zak's RealmspikeZhonya's Hourglass

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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Annie vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Vel'Koz Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.2
8.1
< Assists >
8.9
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
140
< Minions Killed >
96
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
809
< Physical Damage >
495
20,958
< Magic Damage >
18,031
1,267
< True Damage >
6,013
23,035
< Damage Dealt >
24,540
19,452
< Damage Taken >
18,571
11,345
< Gold Earned >
10,864
1.67
< Towers >
1.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,920
< Total Healing >
1,833
14,269
< Experience >
12,812
23
< Vision Score >
45
11
< Wards Placed >
20
239
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Annie versus Vel'Koz matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vel'Koz..

Annie usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Annie or Vel'Koz?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Annie usually loses when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes a bad counter for Vel'Koz.

While Annie does have a lower winrate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Annie also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Annie also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a lower 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 Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Annie against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Annie, we analyzed 1,283 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Annie in order to counter Vel'Koz 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Annie versus Vel'Koz build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Annie incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Vel'Koz as Annie, you should use 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 builds players chose for Annie vs Vel'Koz counters, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vel'Koz as Annie are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.