How to win lane as Annie against Aurora · 52.35% win rate over 701 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Early poke trades are roughly even since neither side has a decisive combo online yet |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays balanced as her Q poke and your combo threat offset each other |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains a stalemate with both champions still farming under poke pressure |
| Levels 4-5 | Annie | You edge ahead at level 4 since she still lacks any hard CC to stop your engage |
| Level 6 | Annie | Tibbers at 6 still lands cleanly because her R disengages rather than blocking your stun outright |
| First item | Aurora | Her first item flips the matchup as her poke ramps up and R lets her dodge your stun entirely |
| Two+ items | Aurora | She holds that late-game edge too, kiting and burning you down while your engage struggles to connect |
Levels 1-3 favor neither side outright — Aurora's Q poke and mark passive chip away at your HP from a safe distance, but she can't force a fight yet, so the lane is a poke-and-trade stalemate until combos come online.
The full Annie vs Aurora report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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