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How to Win Zed vs Annie Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Annie as Zed

based on 2,385 Zed vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Zed battled Annie 2385 times. With so many matchups for Zed versus Annie provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare useful data and a solid build to crush Annie. This matchup is fairly rare. Zed has to counter Annie in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Zed vs Annie Matchup Summary

Zed has done a average job of countering Annie. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Zed against Annie rounds, Zed’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Annie.

Best Zed vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Axiom ArcProfane HydraSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Annie as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Annie

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Annie Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Annie Image
9.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
5.3
< Assists >
8.1
2.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
159
< Minions Killed >
136
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.45
21,747
< Physical Damage >
862
1,178
< Magic Damage >
20,429
1,189
< True Damage >
1,239
24,115
< Damage Dealt >
22,531
23,588
< Damage Taken >
19,361
12,787
< Gold Earned >
11,181
1.6
< Towers >
1.72
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,850
< Total Healing >
1,717
15,072
< Experience >
14,020
18
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
11
154
< Time Dealing CC >
228

How to Counter Annie with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Zed vs. Annie matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Zed usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Annie. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Annie

Who is Better, Zed or Annie?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when playing against Annie, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Zed makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Zed does have a lower win rate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Annieas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter to Annie. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zed against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZileanZilean+ 52.2% 1530 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.3% 3841 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.5% 10540 GamesRyzeRyze+ 53.5% 550 Games

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Zed, we analyzed 2,385 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 Zed 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 Zed to counter Annie during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Annie. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Zed versus Annie build include Edge of Night, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Annie than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Annie with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Annie as Zed, Zed players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Zed vs Annie counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

If you want to get Zed versus Annie tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every game finished with both champs.