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Annie matchups

Tier 3#25 Mid4Full build
You playAnnie

Tier 351.4% win · #25 mid

An even matchup48.6%Annie wins 48.6% of games into Ahri, well below the 51.4% Annie wins overall.
AgainstAhri

Tier 151.0% win · #2 mid

48.6%51.7%

1,430 gamesSample A 48.1%Sample B 49.6%Sample C 49.1%Gold at 15 −172Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Annie: Gold 51.4% · Plat 50.9% · Emerald 52.7% · Diamond 49.3%Ahri: Gold 51.2% · Plat 51.2% · Emerald 51.6% · Diamond 50.7%

Lane plan

Bring Cleanse to deal with her (E). Deal damage in lane to kill her if she closes in using (E) by stunning her when freed from her charm.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Malignance

    You complete Malignance at ~11 min; Ahri completes Malignance at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Ahri's Charm (E) is 12s, your Molten Shield (E) is 10s, so you're back first. Level 6: Ahri's ultimate 140s, yours 130s.

  • Ignite

    Ahri takes Flash + Ignite in 70.5% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (76.4%).

Build into Ahri

Sample B · Emerald+ · 567 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

    Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion

    96.8% of games · 49.5% win

  2. First back

    Amplifying TomeLost ChapterBoots

    Amplifying Tome, Lost Chapter, Boots

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item11 min

    Malignance

    Malignance

    84.0% of games · 49.6% win
    • Luden's Echo44.8%

  4. 2nd item19 min

    Stormsurge

    Stormsurge

    30.7% of games · 53.4% win
    • Hextech Rocketbelt52.6%
    • Shadowflame46.0%

  5. 3rd item26 min

    Shadowflame

    Shadowflame

    23.3% of games · 58.3% win
    • Stormsurge58.9%
    • Rabadon's Deathcap44.7%

  6. Boots13 min

    Sorcerer's Shoes

    Sorcerer's Shoes

    78.7% of games · 52.5% win
    • Ionian Boots of Lucidity32.7%
    • Mercury's Treads35.1%

  7. Late30–30 min

    Rabadon's Deathcap

    Rabadon's Deathcap

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 495 games

DominationDomination

  1. ElectrocuteElectrocutepicked in 87.3%
  2. Cheap ShotCheap Shotpicked in 76.4%
  3. Grisly MementosGrisly Mementospicked in 75.8%
  4. Relentless HunterRelentless Hunterpicked in 68.4%

SorcerySorcery

  1. Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanistpicked in 63.8%
  2. Absolute FocusAbsolute Focuspicked in 59.8%

Shards

Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAdaptive Force · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 209 games
Q14579
W28101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE89.6% pick · 501 games50.7%

Ahri: W start, max QWE20,699 games

Summoner spells

FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite76.4% pick

FlashIgniteAhri: Flash + Ignite, 70.5%33,665 games

Play against Ahri

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Ahri's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Essence TheftPassive
  2. Q Orb of Deception7s cooldown · 55 / 65 / 75 / 85 / 95 mana · 970 range—7s7s7s
  3. W Fox-Fire9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5s cooldown · 30 mana · 700 range9s9s9s7s
  4. E Charm12s cooldown · 60 mana · 975 range—12s12s12s
  5. R Spirit Rush140 / 120 / 100s cooldown · 100 mana · 450 range——140s120s

Charm (E) is the long one early: 12s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Annie's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P PyromaniaPassive
  2. Q Disintegrate4s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 625 range4s4s4s4s
  3. W Incinerate7s cooldown · 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 mana · 600 range—7s7s7s
  4. E Molten Shield10s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 800 range—10s10s10s
  5. R Summon: Tibbers130 / 115 / 100s cooldown · 100 mana · 600 range——130s115s

Molten Shield (E) is the long one early: 10s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 20 mid matchups

Annie's win rate into each one · green beats Annie's average, rose falls short
44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%60.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.