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

Annie vs Zoe

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

based on 891 Annie vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Annie engaged Zoe 891 times. Using so many matchups for Annie versus Zoe provides us confidence in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to obliterate your opponent. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Annie fights Zoe in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Annie vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Annie does a great job of countering Zoe. Typically, she wins a terrific 55.0% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Annie vs Zoe matches, Annie’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood against Zoe.

Best Annie vs Zoe 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 CompanionLiandry's TormentZhonya'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 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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Guide to Countering Zoe as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Annie vs Zoe Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
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6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
6
7.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
134
< Minions Killed >
132
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.37
794
< Physical Damage >
1,421
19,685
< Magic Damage >
16,666
1,176
< True Damage >
3,145
21,657
< Damage Dealt >
21,233
17,626
< Damage Taken >
18,750
10,803
< Gold Earned >
10,893
1.87
< Towers >
1.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,675
< Total Healing >
2,136
13,501
< Experience >
13,070
21
< Vision Score >
26
10
< Wards Placed >
12
221
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Zoe with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Annie against Zoe matchup stats that can help you understand the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zoe..

Annie typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zoe. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Annie and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Zoe

Who is Better, Annie or Zoe?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Annie usually wins when taking on Zoe, with a 55.0% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes a great counter for Zoe.

While Annie does have a much higher winrate than Zoe, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Annie into Zoe.

Additionally, Annie has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Annie is a great counter for Zoe. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Zoe.

Other Champion Matchups Against Annie

Annie Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune44.4% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateFizzFizz45.4% winrateOlafOlaf45.6% winrate

Annie Wins Against

PoppyPoppy55.9% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateZoeZoe55% winrateKindredKindred54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 53.4% 2119 GamesSingedSinged+ 53.6% 1372 GamesZyraZyra+ 53.6% 2015 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3193 Games

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Annie, we analyzed 891 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 Zoe 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Annie in order to counter Zoe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie typically gets a similar amount of CS as Zoe. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Annie versus Zoe build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Zoe than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Annie had an average winrate of 55.0% when playing against Zoe with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zoe 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. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Annie vs Zoe fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 55.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Annie are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.