Annie vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Annie
based on 708 Annie vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Annie vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Annie vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Annie
Tips for Playing as Annie against Zilean
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 Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Annie vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Annie in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some valuable Annie vs. Zilean counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Annie normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zilean. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Annie and Zilean
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Who is Better, Annie or Zilean?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Annie usually wins when facing off against Zilean, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes a good counter for Zilean.
While Annie does have a higher win rate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Annie into Zilean.
Additionally, Annie also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Annie vs Zilean matchups, Annie is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Annie is a decent counter to Zilean. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Zilean.
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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 Zilean during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Annie often picks up more CS as Zilean. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Annie versus Zilean build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Zilean than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Zilean with these items in her kit.
To have the highest chance of beating Zilean 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. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Annie vs Zilean fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.6% win rate overall.
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