Is it possible that Annie's really bad range is some form of compensation for her ridiculous damage?

JamesTheMage17·Jul 25, 2016·2 votes·579 views

She has overall bad range and can be kited by people who outrange her like Ashe and Caitlyn, but punishes people in her area that attempt to kill her up close. I know that this doesn't balance her, but does it help a little?

9 Comments

SirPurrrJul 25, 20161 votes

Yes obviously. If she had good range, she'd be played in competitive.

RivuoJul 25, 20161 votes

Bad range...? She has higher attack range than most AD carries.... What are you talking about

JamesTheMage17Jul 25, 20161 votes

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Bad range...? She has higher attack range than most AD carries.... What are you talking about

She's a burst Mage, so why does her attack range matter?

RivuoJul 25, 20161 votes

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She's a burst Mage, so why does her attack range matter?

You said she has low range. I said no she doesnt. I was simply correcting your statement. Her range is not short at all compared to others. Have you seen kassadin

JamesTheMage17Jul 25, 20163 votes

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You said she has low range. I said no she doesnt. I was simply correcting your statement. Her range is not short at all compared to others. Have you seen kassadin

How are you correcting me if you're wrong? Annie has the lowest range out of all RANGED mages, even lissandra. Auto attacks don't matter on burst mages.

RivuoJul 25, 20161 votes

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How are you correcting me if you're wrong? Annie has the lowest range out of all RANGED mages, even lissandra. Auto attacks don't matter on burst mages.

I mean annies bear could be considered sustain damage too not just burst :p

But nah 625 range is a lot on abilities. Ahris whole kit has the same range except her W which is upclose and ult which is shorter

JamesTheMage17Jul 26, 20161 votes

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I mean annies bear could be considered sustain damage too not just burst :p

But nah 625 range is a lot on abilities. Ahris whole kit has the same range except her W which is upclose and ult which is shorter

Her range is 575, her W is like half that, and so is her bear.

PaugusterJul 25, 20161 votes

I mean that's kind of the theme of Annie's playstyle in my mind. Very tough to beat if you can't kite her. Obviously strong at close range with a low-cooldown, spammable, high damage point and click, but the only problem is it's very short-ranged.