How to win lane as Zoe against Annie · 49.17% win rate over 842 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Zoe | You out-range short-ranged Annie at level 1 with no stun threat yet. |
| Level 2 | Zoe | At 2 you keep poking and shoving while she can't punish. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 evens out as her passive stun stacks come online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay even and revolve around her four-stack stun timing. |
| Level 6 | Annie | At 6 her guaranteed stun-Tibbers combo can flat kill you point-blank. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is a skill check where your range offsets her flash-ult burst. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Into 2+ items it stays skill-based as your poke range trades against her one-shot pick threat. |
You win the first two levels comfortably: Annie is short-ranged and can't threaten a stun yet, so land Sleepy Trouble Bubble and Paddle Star to chip her and shove while she has no answer.
The full Zoe 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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