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How to Win Lee Sin vs Annie Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Lee Sin

based on 1,802 Lee Sin vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. Within our database, Lee Sin faced Annie 1802 times. Using so many games with Lee Sin vs Annie gives us faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a supported build to obliterate your rival. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Lee Sin has to counter Annie in only 1.6% of his matches.

Lee Sin vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a poor job of beating Annie. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Lee Sin against Annie games, Lee Sin’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Annie.

Best Lee Sin vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraDeath's DanceSterak's GageEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Annie as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Annie

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Annie Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Annie Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
8
< Assists >
8.3
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
34
< Minions Killed >
138
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,898
< Physical Damage >
894
2,665
< Magic Damage >
20,888
934
< True Damage >
1,281
16,498
< Damage Dealt >
23,064
36,139
< Damage Taken >
18,317
11,889
< Gold Earned >
11,070
1.32
< Towers >
1.85
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
17,141
< Total Healing >
1,616
13,454
< Experience >
13,684
25
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
11
442
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Annie with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some critical Lee Sin versus Annie matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Annie’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Annie..

Lee Sin normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Annie. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Annie

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Annie?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when taking on Annie, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a poor counter to Annie.

While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate than Annie, when facing one another, Lee Sin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Annie.

Furthermore, Lee Sin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter to Annie. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Lee Sin against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateIvernIvern43.1% winrateRellRell43.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.6% winrate

Lee Sin Wins Against

KarthusKarthus53.2% winrateHweiHwei52.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee52.1% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 50.5% 14111 GamesJarvan IVJarvan IV+ 51.5% 266 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1059 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.9% 925 Games

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Lee Sin, we analyzed 1,802 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin in order to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Annie. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Lee Sin versus Annie build consist of Maw of Malmortius, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Annie than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Annie with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Annie as Lee Sin, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Lee Sin vs Annie fights, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Annie as Lee Sin are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.