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Nilah vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Nilah

based on 885 Nilah vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Annie as Nilah came out of an analysis of 885 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Nilah has to counter Annie in only 1.5% of their games.

Nilah vs Annie Matchup Summary

Nilah does a ok job of beating Annie. On average, they wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champs face each other in. In Nilah versus Annie games, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Annie.

Best Nilah vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazorVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nilah to level upq
>
Second ability for Nilah to level upe
>
Last skill for Nilah to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Annie as Nilah

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.

Nilah vs Annie Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Annie Image
7.5
< Kills >
6
6.8
< Deaths >
6.2
5.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
164
< Minions Killed >
129
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,537
< Physical Damage >
886
185
< Magic Damage >
19,831
368
< True Damage >
1,221
17,090
< Damage Dealt >
21,940
23,754
< Damage Taken >
17,475
12,367
< Gold Earned >
10,546
2.52
< Towers >
1.74
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,304
< Total Healing >
1,530
12,857
< Experience >
13,226
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
88
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Annie with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Nilah against Annie counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between these two champs. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Annie..

Nilah usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Typically, they receives more damage than Annie. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Annie

Who is Better, Nilah or Annie?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Annie, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes an ok counter for Annie.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Nilah into Annieas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Annie matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Nilah is a decent counter to Annie. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Annie.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Nilah, we analyzed 885 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 Nilah 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 truly master Nilah to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Annie. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nilah versus Annie build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three items in their build, they did much better when facing Annie than with most other common builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Annie with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Annie as Nilah, Nilah players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nilah vs Annie battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

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