How to win lane as Annie against Vex · 57.56% win rate over 714 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Levels 1-2 are an even skill matchup with both champions relying on landed pokes, no clear damage edge |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even — same skillshot-trading logic applies |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains a skill check as stun/fear windows are roughly symmetric |
| Levels 4-5 | Annie | Annie's reliable stun-into-Tibbers setup starts to edge past Vex's poke pattern by mid lane |
| Level 6 | Annie | Tibbers at 6 lets Annie force a favorable all-in that Vex's fear-on-dash ult doesn't answer |
| First item | Annie | Annie's first-item burst kills Vex before her Gloom stacks come online |
| Two+ items | Vex | Vex's late-game Gloom/Doombringer burst scaling overtakes Annie's damage once she has a full mage item |
Levels 1-2 are an even poke war between two skillshot/CC casters — whoever lands Mistral Bolt or your Q first wins the exchange, with no inherent damage lead either way.
The full Annie vs Vex 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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