Who wins: Advantage — you
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dGaren winsAnnie wins
One of these champions is not usually played in this lane — treat the verdict as a rough guide.
- The table is against you — Annie is listed as a counter to Garen in this lane.
- From the enemy's side — Annie's page lists Garen among its hardest matchups.
- Data from another lane — No row for this exact lane — verdict is based on their matchups elsewhere.
- Stronger start — Garen's level-1 stats beat Annie's — press from wave one.
How to play it
- Press early
Garen is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Magic resistance
Annie deals magic damage — Maw of Malmortius as your 2nd or 3rd item.
- Full combo or nothing
Annie is squishy — wait for every ability, go in once. No half-combo trades.
When you are in danger
- Full HP or back off
Annie's burst kills from half HP. No trades under 60%, and buy Death's Dance early.
Items that answer Annie
Grouped by why they work — hover or tap an item for its stats
How to beat Annie
How to play as Garen
- Q (Decisive Strike) cleanses slows + grants MS — use to engage or escape
- Lean on Perseverance — back off 8 seconds and you heal massive HP
- Time E (Judgment) on tanks after Black Cleaver shreds their armor
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Garen · ■ AnnieLevel 1
- Health660 / 600
- Attack damage64 / 52
- Armor52 / 34
- Magic resistance38 / 36
- Attack speed0.80 / 0.75
- Movement speed350 / 355
Level 5
- Health1172 / 1080
- Attack damage86 / 63
- Armor75 / 52
- Magic resistance48 / 41
- Attack speed0.87 / 0.75
- Movement speed350 / 355
Level 15
- Health2452 / 2280
- Attack damage141 / 89
- Armor133 / 97
- Magic resistance74 / 53
- Attack speed1.05 / 0.75
- Movement speed350 / 355
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.