How to win lane as Talon against Annie · 51.78% win rate over 506 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Annie | Level 1 is Annie's because an early stun stack lets her out-trade you before you have any gapclose. |
| Level 2 | Talon | Level 2 flips to you as your slow-into-Q burst punishes the immobile mage the moment stun is down. |
| Level 3 | Talon | Level 3 is yours: full W+Q all-in on a target with no mobility to escape your reset. |
| Levels 4-5 | Talon | Levels 4-5 stay Talon-favoured since baiting her stun leaves her helpless against your jump. |
| Level 6 | Talon | Level 6 remains yours because Shadow Assault bursts her before Tibbers matters when stun is empty. |
| First item | Talon | First item favours you as Dirk/Youmuu's deletes the immobile mage from fog between stun stacks. |
| Two+ items | Talon | Two-plus items stay yours: mobility, burst, and roam pressure beat an immobile, stun-reliant Annie. |
Level 1 respects Annie: with an early point she can build Pyromania and land a stunned Q or a Tibbers-less all-in that out-trades you before you have a gapclose. Play the first level safe, don't eat a free stunned trade, and last-hit at range.
The full Talon 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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