How to win lane as Vex against Annie · 47.5% win rate over 861 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vex | You out-range her 625 point-and-click and farm safely at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Vex | Your reach lets you poke at level 2 without entering her stun distance. |
| Level 3 | Vex | E-Q chunks her from outside stun range through levels 3-5. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vex | At 4-5 the stun-tracking game favors your longer poke and W shield. |
| Level 6 | Vex | Shadow Surge lets you fear or disengage her level-6 flash-Tibbers all-in. |
| First item | Vex | First-item your E-Q-W keeps her permanently outside stun range. |
| Two+ items | Vex | In 2-item fights you kite from range her Tibbers and auto can't reach. |
Levels 1-2 Annie can shove and look for an early stunned trade, so respect her Pyromania stacks and don't stand in W-Incinerate range when she's charged. Farm at max range and use your reach to poke when her stun is not up. Keep the wave neutral so she can't set up a level-6 dive with jungle help.
The full Vex 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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