Neeko vs Annie — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Neeko against Annie · 43.04% win rate over 79 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Neeko owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Annie's 2, but the win rate still favours Annie: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Neeko wins 43.04% of games vs Annie in mid lane (79 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NeekoAt level 1 Annie has no stun stacked, so your Q poke and shove win out.
Level 2NeekoAt 2 she still can't threaten a stun and you out-trade her range.
Level 3NeekoYour level 3 combo lands before her Pyromania charge is reliable.
Levels 4-5AnnieA stacked stun at 4-5 gives Annie a free Q-W burst you can't escape.
Level 6AnnieLevel 6 Tibbers with a full stun can one-shot your immobile body.
First itemNeekoFirst-item you punish her long post-stun cooldown with superior poke.
Two+ itemsNeekoAt two-plus items your AoE R and flanks outscale her single-target stun.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You start ahead: at levels 1-2 Annie hasn't stacked Pyromania yet, so her Q is just poke with no stun threat, and your faster Q waveclear plus E lets you shove and pressure her before her all-in comes online.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Neeko 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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