Annie - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.8%
Pick Rate
1.9%

AnniePopular Build

DMageSupport
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 12, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.9 Annie most played build uses Chainlaced Crushers, Stormsurge, Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance, Luden's Echo, Rabadon's Deathcap, Oracle Lens. This Annie build has a 4.19% pick rate and a 57.38% win rate in LoL patch 26.9. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Annie build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Stormsurge - Annie Highest Win Rate Build core itemStormsurge
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Annie Highest Win Rate Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Malignance - Annie Highest Win Rate Build core itemMalignance
57.4%Win Rate
+8.6%WR Diff
4.2%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Stormsurge - Annie Most Popular Build core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Annie Most Popular Build core itemShadowflame
  • Malignance - Annie Most Popular Build core itemMalignance
55.0%Win Rate
+6.3%WR Diff
8.9%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Shadowflame - Annie Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Annie Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Malignance - Annie Alternative Build 1 core itemMalignance
55.6%Win Rate
+6.9%WR Diff
4.6%Pick Rate

Best Annie Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Annie build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
Top Summoner Spells
  • BarrierFlash
    Barrier + Flash
    57.1%Win Rate2.7%Pick Rate
  • GhostFlash
    Ghost + Flash
    100.0%Win Rate1.6%Pick Rate

Annie build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Annie are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 53.4% win rate and 51.0% pick rate.

Doran's RingDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
53.4%Win Rate
51.0%Pick Rate
These are Annie's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Stormsurge (52.0% WR, +3.2% WR diff, 43.4% pick rate) provides 90 AP, 0.06% Speed. Shadowflame (51.1% WR, +2.3% WR diff, 36.2% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Malignance (49.2% WR, +0.4% WR diff, 78.4% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 90 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Annie include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Annie are Crimson Lucidity. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Annie is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Annie build.

Top Build Focus
  • Annie ability powerAP525
  • Annie movement speedSpeed45
  • Annie manaMana600
  • Annie armorArmor50
  • Annie movement speedSpeed6%
When facing Annie's top counters like Syndra, Diana, Lissandra, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Rabadon's Deathcap or Zhonya's Hourglass based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Annie performance.
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burst mageFirst Power Spike2,800g

This Annie burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.0% win rate across 258 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 525 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Annie with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Annie's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 16,350, this Annie build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Malignance power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Annie build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths
  • Devastating ability power scaling with 525 total AP
Weaknesses
  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions that use similar core items to Annie. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current popular annie build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Aurora champion
Aurora
Core Items
  • Luden's Echo - Aurora core item
  • Stormsurge - Aurora core item
  • Shadowflame - Aurora core item
52.1%Win Rate
4.3%Pick Rate

See Also

Annie OverviewAnnie RunesAnnie CountersAll Items