Annie vs Fizz — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Annie against Fizz · 49.8% win rate (2,307 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — 49.8% win rate over 2,307 games, decided window to window rather than at champion select.

At a glance

He has to dive a stocked stun and a bear — the assassination math fails as long as the counter glows.

Track: Fizz's E — Playful / Trickster (16–8s cooldown). The untargetable hop dodges your whole combo — bait it before spending your burst.

Do

  • Keep four stacks banked while he's alive
  • E-shield the engage, stun the arrival
  • Drop Tibbers ON yourself when dove

Don't

  • Spend the stun on wave-clear near his timers
  • Shove past river unstacked
  • Chase resets past your bear

Runes & build vs Fizz

Start
Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions
First back
Lost Chapter (≈1300g) — refunds become a war chest
First item
Stormsurge / Luden's
Then
Shadowflame
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes / Mercury's Treads
Runes
Electrocute (Domination): Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter · Sorcery: Manaflow Band, Scorch · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Annie's game plan

Read from Annie's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Fizz.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1AnnieLevel 1: Fizz's short-range poke and lack of burst let Annie freely punish his approach with Disintegrate.
Level 2AnnieLevel 2: Annie's stun threat continues to outtrade Fizz's still-underwhelming early kit before his combo unlocks.
Level 3AnnieLevel 3: Fizz's E dodge has real cooldown, so a whiffed dodge leaves him exposed to Annie's stun-punish combo.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5: Annie's item-independent burst plus passive stun keeps outpacing Fizz's limited pre-6 trade potential.
Level 6FizzLevel 6 favors Fizz: Chum the Waters sticks a fish from 1300 range and the knockup guarantees the rest of his combo.
First itemFizzFirst item favors Fizz: the hop dodges her stun and Chum the Waters re-opens the burst she has no second answer to.
Two+ itemsFizz2+ items favor Fizz: an 8-second untargetable hop lets him dive, burst and leave, outscaling Annie's flatter combo.

How to beat Fizz as Annie: the early game

Levels 1-2 favor you: Fizz's trident poke has short range and no real burst yet, so you can freely punish his approach with Disintegrate and stun. From 3-5 continue pressuring — his E has meaningful cooldown, and whiffing it into your trade leaves him with almost no follow-up. Keep pushing waves in this window since Fizz lacks any real kill pressure on you before his ultimate comes online.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Annie in mid lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Annie's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Annie vs Fizz 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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Common questions

Who wins Annie vs Fizz in mid lane?

Nobody on paper — a 49.8% win rate over 2,307 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.

Is Annie vs Fizz a skill matchup?

Yes — Annie vs Fizz is a genuine skill matchup: 49.8% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.

Does Annie counter Fizz?

No hard counter either way — the Annie vs Fizz win rate is 49.8%, an even lane decided by execution.

What runes does Annie take vs Fizz?

Annie takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, and Sorcery secondary (Manaflow Band and Scorch) vs Fizz.

What should Annie build vs Fizz?

Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Lost Chapter (≈1300g) — refunds become a war chest. Build Stormsurge / Luden's first, then Shadowflame, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Mercury's Treads.

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