How to win lane as Ryze against Annie · 43.27% win rate (1,643 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Her burst wins the first ten seconds, your root and shield win the rest — make every exchange last eleven.
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 Ryze's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Annie.
This is Ryze's own plan; across 1,643 pooled games the lane is Annie-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 Annie's point-and-click Q and stun buildup give her uncontested poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 a charged Pyromania stun threatens burst you cannot dodge at short range. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 her stun-into-Q combo remains a kill threat you can only respect. |
| Levels 4-5 | Annie | Levels 4-5 a full stun still deletes you before your kit can respond. |
| Level 6 | Annie | Level 6 Summon: Tibbers on a stun is a guaranteed one-combo kill. |
| First item | Ryze | First item health lets you survive Tibbers and punish her long cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | Two-plus items your sustained Q DPS and R dominate her one-note burst kit. |
Levels 1-2 are all Annie: her point-and-click Q Disintegrate and building Pyromania stun let her poke and threaten a stun-burst you can't dodge, so last-hit at max range and watch her passive stack count religiously. Track Annie Summon: Tibbers: 130s rank 1 — Flash-Tibbers off a stocked stun is her whole threat; watch the glow under her feet. Annie's phase: with a stacked Pyromania stun she can Q Disintegrate or flash-stun you and burst a huge chunk, and there's little you can do through it at short range.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Ryze's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Ryze 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 — Ryze wins only 43.27% of 1,643 games, so Ryze plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Annie holds a real statistical advantage (56.73% win rate), so Ryze is the one working uphill.
No — Annie counters Ryze (Ryze wins only 43.27% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Ryze takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Annie.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Tear of the Goddess + Catalyst piece (≈1100g). Build Rod of Ages first, then Seraph's Embrace, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Mercury's Treads.
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