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Annie vs Xin Zhao

Annie vs Xin Zhao in Mid: who wins more often?

Across 71 ranked games in Mid, Annie beats Xin Zhao in 56% of them.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Annie behind by 513 gold.

Annie at 15:00

Typical gap to Xin Zhao, from 70 games that reached 15:00.

Does Annie counter Xin Zhao?

Even on the count: Annie lands at 56% over 71 games. Neither pick wins the lane alone, so take the side you play better and use the rows below to see which early spots swing this one, then play your first ten minutes around them.

Your Annie game plan against Xin Zhao

In the median game here, the first death comes near 3:39 and level 6 lands around 5:34. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.

Annie in Mid: the items that actually get built

Into Xin Zhao specifically, Annie finishes Malignance first most often: 53.5% over 43 games of this matchup.

The most-finished Annie core is Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 58.6% across 1,865 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Malignance (12,521 games).

Skill plan: Annie players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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