Can we talk about how annies counterplay is getting smaller and smaller?

Succubús GF··6 votes·435 views

She gets these buffs that just make her harder and harder to deal with. I usually just counter with syndra. But if i am too low tibbers will just kill me after she dies and it becomes incredibly frustrating. Not to mention the absolute noob stomp potential she has. With items like protobelt , she doesnt need to flash tibbers anymore. Her counterplay just seems to be getting smaller tbh

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XinCrin3 votes

My problem with her is how she can hold on to her stun forever if she wants and zone me away from basically anything. Also flash tibbers makes me have to give her a really wide range of respect to make sure I dont get popped.

Handy Sandy 1 votes

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My problem with her is how she can hold on to her stun forever if she wants and zone me away from basically anything. Also flash tibbers makes me have to give her a really wide range of respect to make sure I dont get popped.

item 3102 with a lot of champions you need to get some items to counter them. If she flashes, she can get ganked. If she's holding on to her stun, she can't waveclear good.

XinCrin2 votes

If i rush an early item 3102 I am putting behind my core items thus making my champion weaker overall. If I put off building an early item 3102 , I am very susceptible to dying to Annie. Also what if I am playing a melee champion with little to no wave clear?

Handy Sandy 1 votes

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If i rush an early item 3102 I am putting behind my core items thus making my champion weaker overall. If I put off building an early item 3102 , I am very susceptible to dying to Annie. Also what if I am playing a melee champion with little to no wave clear?

The only melee champions that should ever be in midlane are zed, yasuo, kat, and some other ones. Yasuo has his windwall, zed has his Q and shadow while kat has her Q, but that doesn't matter because they can burst down annie before level 6. If you're building it, then play passive for like 20 minutes while you get your other items. If you aren't, learn to outplay. It's like fighting Cassiopeia, she has her ult ready, she's gonna DPS you while you're stunned. What about Syndra? She's gonna stun you and then kill you if she lands a Q she's gonna E on you! TF? He stuns you too and kills you. What makes annie so different? Sure it's a point and click but you can literally just walk up to her and kill her when she doesn't have it up. If she has it up then shove her under the tower because she can't waveclear good unless she uses her abilities.

LXII3 votes

Not sure why the downvotes, this is a very real annoyance. There is pretty much no reason that Tibbers should remain out, let alone in Sion Mode, after Annie is taken out considering killing her with him out is a feat to be marveled at.

And with most of the community being made up of "low elo" you would think things that are an absolute nuisance in that skill range would receive some sort of treatment.

Succubús GF2 votes

I mean i can think of a few champs that got absolutely gutted just for being bronze stompers

Handy Sandy 2 votes

Yea thats why she's for low elo and not high elo. She can only do one thing and if you avoid that one thing she can't do anything else to you. She's supposed to be a burst noob mage for new players, of course she's easy af to master thats why she has less counterplay but can't really outplay other champions.

XinCrin2 votes

We have Annie OTP in challenger though.

Succubús GF1 votes

^ This.

Navarune1 votes

If you go back and read Annie Bot's interview, you'll see he said himself that she's easily countered in his current elo. I'm not saying she's not strong, but I am saying that--like most champions--knowledge is power and knowing how to play against her should be one of the first experiences a player has to learn about counterplay.

ViiLLAiN1 votes

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Yea thats why she's for low elo and not high elo. She can only do one thing and if you avoid that one thing she can't do anything else to you.

tell that to annie bot

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