Naafiri vs Annie — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Naafiri against Annie · 55.15% win rate over 651 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Naafiri is favoured — Naafiri owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Naafiri wins 55.15% of games vs Annie in mid lane (651 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NaafiriAnnie's short range loses to your Q poke and W threat at level 1.
Level 2NaafiriAt 2 you trade freely before she has any Pyromania stun stacks.
Level 3NaafiriLevel 3's full combo out-bursts her single-target damage.
Levels 4-5NaafiriThrough 4-5 you out-tempo her waveclear and win every step-up.
Level 6NaafiriYour level-6 R wins the all-in once you bait her stun.
First itemNaafiriOn first item you two-shot her mobility-less, fragile frame.
Two+ itemsNaafiriWith items your R and W keep punishing her complete lack of escape.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are yours: Annie's short range forces her into your Q poke and W range to CS, and before she has stun stacks you trade for free with Packmate damage she can't return.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Naafiri 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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