Mid Matchup

Annie vs Irelia

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Annie

Annie

the Dark Child
Mid
Annie Mid Overall Win Rate
50.84%

Matchup Win Rate

53.4%
Annie vs Irelia Wins
⚔
46.6%
Irelia vs Annie Wins
Irelia

Irelia

the Blade Dancer
Mid
Irelia Mid Overall Win Rate
49.14%

Annie vs Irelia - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Annie Mid vs Irelia Mid - Who is stronger?

Annie Mid performs well against Irelia (53.4% win rate) based on 554 games. This matchup works well for Annie players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Annie Mid vs Irelia Mid in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 63.0% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Annie with 1.4% pick rate (43rd place among Mid champions) rarely faces Irelia, who maintains 2.6% popularity. While this matchup isn't common overall, Irelia's solid presence in the meta makes understanding it worthwhile when you do play Annie. Meta strength confirmed: Annie's superior tier rating (B vs C) translates into a solid 53.4% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Annie ranks 25th in win rate among Mid champions. Optimize for consistency: Electrocute paired with Cheap Shot (70.4% win rate, 1.6% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Malignance > Stormsurge > Rabadon's Deathcap with Sorcerer's Shoes delivers 63.0% win rate against Irelia.

Win through macro: Annie takes the matchup (53.42%) despite falling behind in CS (5.17 vs 8.25/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Annie wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (799 vs 816/min), the 53.4% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Annie leads in both matchup win rate (53.4%) and KDA (2.20 vs 1.60) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Annie vs Irelia - Mid Stats Comparison

Annie Mid
Annie Mid		Versus
Irelia Mid
Irelia Mid
BTierC
53.4%Matchup Winrate46.6%
50.84%Role Winrate49.14%
#25Winrate Rank#48
1.4%Pickrate2.6%
2.2Average KDA1.6
392Gold per Minute454
5.17CS/Min8.25
0.31Wards per Minute0.27
799Damage per Minute816

How to Beat Irelia as Annie (Mid)

The Annie versus Irelia matchup in the mid lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Annie deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Irelia deals mainly physical damage (72.97%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Irelia, ranking 1st (versus 57th for Annie) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (1.6 versus 2.2) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Annie Mid versus Irelia Mid matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Annie player to maintain constant pressure on Irelia, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Annie vs Irelia: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
48.7% Win Rate34.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
67.0% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate

Annie vs Irelia: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding.
(AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase)

Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.2% Win Rate76.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

70.4% Win Rate1.6% Pick Rate

Annie vs Irelia: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Dark Seal
Dark Seal (350 gold) 15 Ability Power
50 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 10. 5 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 4 Ability Power per Glory.
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
49.0% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.5% Win Rate75.3% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.4% Win Rate14.0% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
46.9% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Malignance
Malignance (2700 gold) 85 Ability Power
600 Mana
15 Ability Haste
Scorn
Gain 20 Ultimate Ability Haste.
Hatefog
Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3s, dealing magic damage per second and reducing their Magic Resist.
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
56.3% Win Rate25.2% Pick Rate
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
62.0% Win Rate30.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Dark Seal
Dark Seal (350 gold) 15 Ability Power
50 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 10. 5 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 4 Ability Power per Glory.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
56.1% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.2% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.5% Win Rate75.3% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.4% Win Rate14.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Malignance
Malignance (2700 gold) 85 Ability Power
600 Mana
15 Ability Haste
Scorn
Gain 20 Ultimate Ability Haste.
Hatefog
Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3s, dealing magic damage per second and reducing their Magic Resist.
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
63.0% Win Rate3.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
69.6% Win Rate6.0% Pick Rate
Other Items
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
56.7% Win Rate24.3% Pick Rate
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
55.3% Win Rate24.1% Pick Rate
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
69.6% Win Rate6.0% Pick Rate
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
58.7% Win Rate4.9% Pick Rate
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter (2600 gold) 65 Ability Power
400 Health
Rimefrost
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
59.3% Win Rate4.6% Pick Rate
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
52.5% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
66.0% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate

Annie vs Irelia: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Disintegrate Annie hurls a Mana infused fireball, dealing damage and refunding the Mana cost if it destroys the target.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Incinerate Annie casts a blazing cone of fire, dealing damage to all enemies in the area.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Molten Shield Grants Annie or an ally a shield, a burst of Move Speed, and damages enemies who strike her with attacks or spells.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Summon: Tibbers Annie wills her bear Tibbers to life, dealing damage to units in the area. Tibbers can attack and also burns enemies that stand near him.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
54.9% Win Rate56.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Disintegrate Annie hurls a Mana infused fireball, dealing damage and refunding the Mana cost if it destroys the target.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Incinerate Annie casts a blazing cone of fire, dealing damage to all enemies in the area.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Molten Shield Grants Annie or an ally a shield, a burst of Move Speed, and damages enemies who strike her with attacks or spells.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Summon: Tibbers Annie wills her bear Tibbers to life, dealing damage to units in the area. Tibbers can attack and also burns enemies that stand near him.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
93.8% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Annie tips:

  • Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.
  • Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.
  • 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.

Playing Against Irelia

  • Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.
  • Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.
  • Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Annie Mid other Matchups

Annie
+8.6%
Akshan

Annie vs Akshan

Annie
+7.1%
Ryze

Annie vs Ryze

Annie
+5.6%
Twisted Fate

Annie vs Twisted Fate

Annie
+5.0%
Yone

Annie vs Yone

Annie
+4.2%
Yasuo

Annie vs Yasuo

Annie
+3.5%
Akali

Annie vs Akali

Annie
+3.5%
Azir

Annie vs Azir

Annie
+3.1%
Sylas

Annie vs Sylas

Annie
+2.0%
Mel

Annie vs Mel

Annie
+1.7%
Ekko

Annie vs Ekko

Annie
+1.5%
Zed

Annie vs Zed

Annie
+1.4%
Taliyah

Annie vs Taliyah

Annie
+0.8%
Lissandra

Annie vs Lissandra

Annie
-0.2%
Anivia

Annie vs Anivia

Annie
-0.4%
Aurora

Annie vs Aurora

Annie
-0.5%
LeBlanc

Annie vs LeBlanc

Annie
-0.9%
Aurelion Sol

Annie vs Aurelion Sol

Annie
-1.1%
Ahri

Annie vs Ahri

Annie
-1.8%
Fizz

Annie vs Fizz

Annie
-1.9%
Vex

Annie vs Vex

Annie
-2.0%
Xerath

Annie vs Xerath

Annie
-2.2%
Katarina

Annie vs Katarina

Annie
-2.4%
Diana

Annie vs Diana

Annie
-2.7%
Orianna

Annie vs Orianna

Annie
-2.9%
Vladimir

Annie vs Vladimir

Annie
-2.9%
Viktor

Annie vs Viktor

Annie
-3.0%
Syndra

Annie vs Syndra

Annie
-3.0%
Hwei

Annie vs Hwei

Annie
-3.1%
Zoe

Annie vs Zoe

Annie
-3.8%
Galio

Annie vs Galio

Annie
-4.0%
Lux

Annie vs Lux

Annie
-4.1%
Malzahar

Annie vs Malzahar

Annie
-5.5%
Veigar

Annie vs Veigar