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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Annie Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Annie as Kha'Zix

based on 1,790 Kha'Zix vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Annie as Kha'Zix resulted from an evaluation of 1790 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Kha'Zix fights Annie in only 1.6% of his games.

Kha'Zix vs Annie Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix has done a average job of beating Annie. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champions battle each other in. In Kha'Zix against Annie games, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Annie.

Best Kha'Zix vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

OpportunityMaw of MalmortiusEdge of NightHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
>
Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Annie as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Annie

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Kha'Zix vs Annie Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Annie Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
5.6
< Assists >
7.7
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
25
< Minions Killed >
137
1.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,181
< Physical Damage >
847
998
< Magic Damage >
19,430
917
< True Damage >
1,135
18,096
< Damage Dealt >
21,414
33,283
< Damage Taken >
17,766
12,502
< Gold Earned >
10,822
0.97
< Towers >
1.75
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,472
< Total Healing >
1,579
13,668
< Experience >
13,540
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
11
212
< Time Dealing CC >
224

How to Counter Annie with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several significant Kha'Zix vs. Annie counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Kha'Zix typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Annie. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Annie

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Annie?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kha'Zix usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Annie, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Kha'Zix makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Kha'Zix does have a higher winrate compared to Annie, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Annie.

Additionally, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Annie matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kha'Zix is a decent counter to Annie. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kha'Zix against Annie.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 1,790 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 Annie as Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix usually accumulates a lot less CS as Annie. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kha'Zix versus Annie build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kha'Zix bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Annie than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Annie with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Annie as Kha'Zix, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Kha'Zix vs Annie counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.

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