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Veigar vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Veigar in LoL Annie is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Veigar

based on 3,307 Veigar vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Veigar faced Annie 3307 times. Having so many matchups for Veigar vs Annie gives us confidence in our capability to produce informative stats and a recommended build to obliterate your foe. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Veigar encounters Annie in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Veigar vs Annie Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a ok job of beating Annie. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Veigar against Annie rounds, Veigar’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Annie.

Best Veigar vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
EverfrostRabadon's DeathcapVoid Staff

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveBanshee's VeilShard of True IceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Veigar to level up q
>
Second ability for Veigar to level up e
>
Last skill for Veigar to max out w

Runes

Domination Predator Taste of BloodEyeball CollectionIngenious Hunter
Sorcery TranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive Adaptive MagicRes
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar q ability q
Veigar w ability w
Veigar e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Annie as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Annie

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Advice to Win Against Annie

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

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

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Veigar vs Annie Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Annie Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.8
6
< Deaths >
6.2
6.5
< Assists >
7.4
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
148
< Minions Killed >
136
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.45
579
< Physical Damage >
687
18,182
< Magic Damage >
18,598
343
< True Damage >
983
19,105
< Damage Dealt >
20,270
17,686
< Damage Taken >
16,849
11,437
< Gold Earned >
10,832
2.06
< Towers >
1.79
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,706
< Total Healing >
1,260
13,532
< Experience >
13,401
22
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
9
104
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Annie with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Veigar against Annie matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Annie..

Veigar often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Annie. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Veigar and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Annie

Who is Better, Veigar or Annie?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Veigar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Annie, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Veigar makes an ok counter for Annie.

While Veigar does have a higher win rate compared to Annie, when facing one another, Veigar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Veigar into Annieas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Veigar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Annie matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Veigar is a decent counter for Annie. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Veigar

Veigar Loses Against

Zyra Zyra 46.5% winrate Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo 47.2% winrate Yorick Yorick 47.3% winrate Xerath Xerath 47.3% winrate

Veigar Wins Against

Ryze Ryze 59.7% winrate Azir Azir 57% winrate Gragas Gragas 56.6% winrate Yuumi Yuumi 56.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Janna Janna + 54.4% 4775 Games Yorick Yorick + 54.6% 3741 Games Trundle Trundle + 54.9% 6990 Games Sona Sona + 54.9% 4350 Games

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Veigar, we analyzed 3,307 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 Veigar 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Veigar in order to counter Annie during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Annie. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Annie build consist of Everfrost, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. When Veigar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Annie than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Veigar boasted an average winrate of 50.8% battling Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Annie as Veigar, Veigar players should use the Predator, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ingenious Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Veigar vs Annie counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Annie as Veigar are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.