Annie Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 45.4%
- Pick rate
- 1.7%
- Ban rate
- 0.3%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Inspiration +
Sorcery 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Magical Footwear
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Gathering Storm
Transcendence
Summoner spells
47.2%
108 games
Max order
Q
W
E
48.8%
43 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Annie
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Annie wins 45.4% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (302 games).
- Most common core: Malignance → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 50% win rate over 6 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 63% of games with a 43% win rate.
- Best matchup: Ekko (70% over 10 games). Hardest: Syndra (19% over 16 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 56.5% | 15% (46) | |
| 55.3% | 13% (38) | |
| 51.9% | 9% (27) | |
| 51.6% | 42% (126) | |
| 50.0% | 6% (18) | |
| 50.0% | 3% (8) | |
| 48.7% | 13% (39) | |
| 46.4% | 87% (263) | |
| 45.5% | 33% (101) | |
| 44.4% | 3% (9) | |
| 41.7% | 4% (12) | |
| 30.4% | 8% (23) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Sorcery 
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos
Relentless Hunter
Absolute Focus
Axiom Arcanist
Sorcery +
Precision 
Domination +
Sorcery
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
42.6%63% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
50.6%27% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
55.0%7% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
25.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
45.0%56% pick
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Flash + Teleport
47.2%36% pick
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Flash + Ghost
42.1%6% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
48.8%43 games
W
Q
E
46.7%15 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (35%), Q → E → W (41%), Q → E → Q (60%).
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PPyromaniaAfter casting 4 spells, Annie's next offensive spell will stun the target.Annie begins the game and respawns with Pyromania available.
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QDisintegrate
Annie hurls a Mana infused fireball, dealing damage and refunding the Mana cost if it destroys the target.
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WIncinerate
Annie casts a blazing cone of fire, dealing damage to all enemies in the area.
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EMolten Shield
Grants Annie or an ally a shield, a burst of Move Speed, and damages enemies who strike her with attacks or spells.
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RSummon: TibbersAnnie wills her bear Tibbers to life, dealing damage to units in the area. Tibbers can attack and also burns enemies that stand near him.