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How to Win Annie vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Annie

based on 915 Annie vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each week. In our database, Annie battled Heimerdinger 915 times. With so many games with Annie versus Heimerdinger gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare useful data and a recommended build to suppress your opposition. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Annie fights Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of her matches.

Annie vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie has done a awful job of countering Heimerdinger. On average, she wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Annie against Heimerdinger matches, Annie’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Annie vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
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Second ability for Annie to level upw
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Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Heimerdinger

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Annie vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.6
< Kills >
4.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
7.8
< Assists >
7.1
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
134
< Minions Killed >
135
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.54
783
< Physical Damage >
715
20,489
< Magic Damage >
23,372
1,226
< True Damage >
684
22,499
< Damage Dealt >
24,771
19,151
< Damage Taken >
20,463
11,052
< Gold Earned >
11,093
1.65
< Towers >
2.13
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,973
< Total Healing >
2,153
14,106
< Experience >
13,787
22
< Vision Score >
29
10
< Wards Placed >
13
263
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Annie against Heimerdinger counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, showing that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger..

Annie usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Annie or Heimerdinger?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually loses when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Annie makes a bad counter to Heimerdinger.

While Annie does have a lower winrate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Annie into Heimerdinger.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Annie is a garbage counter to Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Annie, we analyzed 915 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 Heimerdinger as Annie 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 Annie in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Annie versus Heimerdinger build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Annie combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Heimerdinger than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 46.7% battling Heimerdinger with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Heimerdinger as Annie, Annie players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Annie vs Heimerdinger counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.7% win rate overall.

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