Is Annie actually balanced?

1001010001000101··6 votes·1,795 views

I'm quiet torn on the idea between her being a balanced champion or her having beyond strong base damages/scallings? Like i like to think she is balanced but it seems no matter how far i put her back she can 100-0 with one full rotation like nothing no matter who i play? Thoughts?

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Tavish3 votes

I just think there shouldn't be that much damage and CC on an ability that is basically impossible to miss even if it is an ult.

Voluug136 votes

Looks at username

Ah, that explains it.

Tavish3 votes

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Looks at username

Ah, that explains it.

Look at my match history, I have played 1 game as zed in the past month. Nice ad hominem bro!

EDIT: Oh and because there is a very, VERY possible chance that you are a moron, "Ad hominem" refers to the fallacious form of arguing where you attack a person's name/character as appose to their argument. So if I were someone who is fat, and I told you that smoking was bad, because I was fat does that mean you can dismiss the argument that smoking is bad? Absolutely not.

Voluug132 votes

I know what ad hominem is, and I dont go around creeping people's accounts with lolking.

And it was mainly a joke, you douchecannoe.

Tavish3 votes

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I know what ad hominem is, and I dont go around creeping people's accounts with lolking.

And it was mainly a joke, you douchecannoe.

If that was a joke, it was a terrible joke... because it sure seemed to me that you were completely dismissing my comment on balance because I had Zed in my name.

Voluug133 votes

If you are instalocking Zed Katarina Talon Akali Yasuo Fizz , then yes, Annie is opressive.

Pick Lux Xerath Velkoz Syndra Ahri Ezreal Brand Karthus Viktor and watch her cry.

Sir Yamazuki4 votes

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If you are instalocking Zed Katarina Talon Akali Yasuo Fizz , then yes, Annie is opressive.

Pick Lux Xerath Velkoz Syndra Ahri Ezreal Brand Karthus Viktor and watch her cry.

She's winning more than half her games against most of those champions.

Sir Yamazuki4 votes

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http://champion.gg/champion/Annie

lolwut?

I'm confused, were you responding to me or him? That link only shows I was right... Ahri, Ezreal, Brand, Xerath, Viktor, Syndra are losing more than half to her. 52~60% win rate, with Lux and Karth being around 50% and Vel being the only one under 50% with a 46.64%. So, out of his list only Vel is really winning.

Strawberrycocoa2 votes

She is balanced by the presence of kiting and mobility. Her range is not strong enough to get at you without burning Flash. She punishes divers and all-ins pretty hard because in her face is right where she wants you. Keep distance and you'll be fine. Bait the flash and don't clump up into Tibbers-bait.

AHeroNamedHawke2 votes

Not remotely

But G&B is convinced she cant mid against good players, while I sit here in master against Annie mid mains every other game

Jungle Lux God2 votes

She is really reliable when she gets in range to do her combo. She's balanced because getting in range is pretty hard.

She has lower range than just about every mage in the entire game, has no mobility, and is pretty squishy. She can use her E to make her slightly tankier, but it doesn't really help that much.

She also does not have her crowd control up 100% of the time, as it is based entirely on her passive, which isn't always up.

She compensates for these weaknesses through reliability and damage. She has some really high burst on really reliable abilities that are gated because, again, she has poor range, poor mobility, and is squishy.

Of course, you can argue that Flash + Tibbers + the rest of her burst alleviates her range and mobility problems, but that is more of a problem with Flash being way too strong at removing a lot of champion's counterplay and not a problem with Annie not having weaknesses.

Zmuecat1 votes

I feel like Annie is fine overall. I also feel like any changes to her will be met similar to how Veigs went: Half the community will be up in arms about the change, screaming till their face falls off, and the other half will be saying "Yeah, but you have to admit, once she's ahead she's oppressive with that instant stun and 100-0 burst".

insaiyanbacca1 votes

i think she is fine, and for anyone complaining about annie's instant stun item 3102 is a thing

Génos1 votes

K whenever its mid game and were all going to start grouping all the carries will spend 2.5k gold on a defense item and have no dps to contest neutral objects or siege turrets. Its as simple as 1 2 3 build a banshees right? Use your brain before you talk.

Bemapon1 votes

Statistically speaking Annie only has a 51% win rate. To put it into perspective, Taric has a higher win rate than she does currently. Yes I do play Annie, however being someone who plays mid a lot, I also play against Annie. From a purely statistical standpoint she is not OP.

Llanite1 votes

If you have no CC, nor range nor tankiness. Yes, she's gonna hurt.

Someone who has little utility and zero defense should have strong offense, no?

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