Annie vs Veigar Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Mid, this is Annie versus Veigar — a mage/support hybrid against a mage. 360 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Annie at a 45.0% win rate into Veigar. Sitting 5.0 points below the 50% line marks Veigar as a genuine problem pick for Annie.
Both champions are ranged (Annie at 625, Veigar at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
This is a magic-versus-magic exchange between Annie and Veigar. Before items it is 560 HP, 23 armour, 30 MR for Annie; 580, 18, 32 for Veigar. That 5-point armour gap favours Annie in the first all-in. By level 18 that becomes 2192 health and 91 armour for Annie against 2416 and 106 for Veigar. Veigar moves quicker at base (335 against 340), which shows up on roams.
Incinerate (W) and Primordial Burst (R) are usually what decide a trade between Annie and Veigar. Level six shifts things: Summon: Tibbers on one side, Primordial Burst on the other.
Treat 360 games as the confidence attached to 45.0%.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Veigar has the statistical edge. Annie wins 45.0% of the recorded games.
45.0% from Annie's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
360 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Annie build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Annie build page.