Annie - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
1.4%

AnnieTop Build

AMageSupport
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.4 Annie top build uses Armored Advance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Luden's Echo, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Annie build has a 4.25% pick rate and a 63.25% win rate in LoL patch 26.4. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Annie build choices below.

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Select a Annie Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Stormsurge - Annie Highest Win Rate Build core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Annie Highest Win Rate Build core itemShadowflame
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Annie Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
63.3%Win Rate
+12.7%WR Diff
4.3%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
56.3%Win Rate
+5.8%WR Diff
9.1%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Shadowflame - Annie Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Malignance - Annie Alternative Build 1 core itemMalignance
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Annie Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
60.4%Win Rate
+9.9%WR Diff
5.0%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
Core Build Items
  • Stormsurge - Annie Alternative Build 2 core itemStormsurge
  • Malignance - Annie Alternative Build 2 core itemMalignance
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Annie Alternative Build 2 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
57.7%Win Rate
+7.2%WR Diff
6.1%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
63.25%Win Rate
+12.73%WR Diff
4.25%Pick Rate
166Build Matches
These are Annie's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Stormsurge (51.7% WR, +1.2% WR diff, 48.0% pick rate) provides 90 AP, 0.06% Speed. Shadowflame (56.2% WR, +5.7% WR diff, 31.6% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (60.9% WR, +10.3% WR diff, 16.5% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

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

Top situational items for Annie include Luden's Echo, Zhonya's Hourglass. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Annie are Armored Advance. 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.

  • Total armor Armor:85
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total ability power Ability Power:535
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:6%
  • Total mana Mana:600
When facing Annie's top counters like Leblanc, Ekko, Xerath, 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 Luden's Echo 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.

This Annie burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 63.3% win rate across 166 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 535 total AP, strong physical damage mitigation. 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. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. 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 16,700, this Annie build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap 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.

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

Xerath champion
Xerath
Core Items
  • Luden's Echo - Xerath core item
  • Shadowflame - Xerath core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Xerath core item
55.2%Win Rate
11.5%Pick Rate
Taliyah champion
Taliyah
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Taliyah core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Taliyah core item
  • Blackfire Torch - Taliyah core item
58.5%Win Rate
2.9%Pick Rate
Ahri champion
Ahri
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Ahri core item
  • Malignance - Ahri core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ahri core item
57.0%Win Rate
8.1%Pick Rate
Ekko champion
Ekko
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Ekko core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ekko core item
  • Dusk and Dawn - Ekko core item
57.5%Win Rate
12.7%Pick Rate

See Also

Annie OverviewAnnie RunesAnnie CountersAll Items