How to win lane as Azir against Annie · 42.64% win rate (727 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Her burst beats your shield once — make her spend it into E, then poke the cooldown gap to death.
Track: Annie's R — Summon: Tibbers (130–100s cooldown). Flash-Tibbers off a stocked passive stun is her whole threat — watch the glow under her feet.
Read from Azir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Annie.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Annie | Annie spawns with Pyromania stocked, so her level 1 stun into Disintegrate is live before your soldiers are |
| Level 2 | Annie | Her passive stun window continues to punish any aggressive play from you |
| Level 3 | Annie | Sustained poke and burst threat keep her ahead through the mid-wave phase |
| Levels 4-5 | Annie | A stocked stun into Disintegrate and Incinerate still out-bursts a soldier trade — drag Qs through her only when the glow is gone |
| Level 6 | Annie | Her all-in burst combo stays dangerous and defines this phase in her favour |
| First item | Azir | Your item spike lets your poke and range finally outtrade her burst combo |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Your scaling wave clear and ultimate utility put you ahead once fights become 5v5 |
Annie's stun-into-Tibbers combo is a constant kill threat every time her passive is up, and her Disintegrate poke chips you for free while you're trying to farm with soldiers, so you need to track her stun stacks closely and avoid extending trades until you can see it's down. Track Annie Pyromania: her fourth spell stuns, and Disintegrate is a 4s refresh — she can stock it on the wave in eight seconds of last-hitting.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Azir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Azir vs Annie 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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Annie — Azir wins only 42.64% of 727 games, so Azir plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Annie holds a real statistical advantage (57.36% win rate), so Azir is the one working uphill.
No — Annie counters Azir (Azir wins only 42.64% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Azir takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace, and Sorcery secondary (Manaflow Band and Transcendence) vs Annie.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Recurve Bow or Lost Chapter piece (≈1000g). Build Nashor's Tooth first, then Liandry's Torment, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Mercury's Treads.
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