Annie has low counter-play

magic pole·Apr 26, 2015·7 votes·496 views

I don't understand. why was veigar gutted because of his instant aoe-stun, yet this cancer is still allowed to thrive? Her stun is possibly more cancerous than his was (i.e. easier to land).

People complain about how Leblanc has such little counterplay. What about this little shit annie? She can 100-0 MANY champions without even giving you the opportunity to flash or barrier ffs or MOVE or use 1 fucking ability. This is not fun. You do not feel like you were outplayed, only that she camped a bush or flash facerolled her keyboard. Then she can AOE stun several members of your team for almost 2s, chunk them to half, and set up easy clean up for the rest of her team.

Address this cancer please.

12 Comments

Trash MammaIApr 26, 20154 votes

That's just it though. Annie can 100-0 squishies. She can't do that to a tank which is usually the ones who stomp her face in. If she can't 100-0 you in her combo she can't do squat to you.

I'm gonna assume you play adc or mid where you're typically someone with low hp /mr so yea..you're gonna get bursted. Play top/jungle or supp someone who builds MR and HP and you'll see how low of a threat she is..

Unless you get that mid laner that likes to feed 10 kills 5 minutes in

magic poleApr 26, 20152 votes

how's the tank gonna stomp her face in when his damage dealers have been deleted? she also has her own tanks?

I see what you're saying, and it makes sense...but you dodged my point. It is zero fun and there is NO counter play for the squishy getting deleted. Can't even flash smh

im gonna assume you play annie.

Trash MammaIApr 26, 20151 votes

Barely, I enjoy her panda annie skin enough to but I find her kit pretty boring.

Also she's a burst mage. If she can't burst you she can't do anything. Get a banshee. If she uses any spell on you to get rid of it stomp her face in.

Take veigar for example. If he does his combo on you and you live. He's probably not gonna survive if you engage on him right after unless you have like 10 hp.

The counter to annie is punishing her the entire time her stun is down. Cause she can't really do anything without it since her stun is how she gets all her damage off without any reaction.

I'll admit her stun is pretty retarded though. Especially on someone like support annie who can just zone you the entire time post 6.

When I play someone like Darius or Volibear I can pretty easily kill annie cause I have Mr and HP and can't get 100-0'd. Let's also not forget her Q is the only thing with long range. The other 2 skills require her to be pretty close up. Someone like malzahar could take advantage of that

magic poleApr 26, 20151 votes

"I'll admit her stun is pretty retarded though. Especially on someone like support annie who can just zone you the entire time post 6."

yes,this is my point. I don't care about her counters or how to beat her.

What i'm getting at is that there is zero counter-play for an ADC, APC, or other squishy when she decides to Flash BAAAAWWWWWW I realize there are plenty of viable options in terms of winning a game vs. annie.

it still stands, however, that her "burst" regularly offers zero counter-play. You have 100% hp. You can't move or cast a spell for 1-2 seconds. You are dead. Fun? pls.

at least with someone like Leblanc you can flash before her W lands.

NahuiApr 26, 20153 votes

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That's just it though. Annie can 100-0 squishies. She can't do that to a tank which is usually the ones who stomp her face in. If she can't 100-0 you in her combo she can't do squat to you.

I'm gonna assume you play adc or mid where you're typically someone with low hp /mr so yea..you're gonna get bursted. Play top/jungle or supp someone who builds MR and HP and you'll see how low of a threat she is..

Unless you get that mid laner that likes to feed 10 kills 5 minutes in

Most champions can't 100-0 a tank. Can't really say that's her weakness.

LifeCyclesTWAApr 26, 20154 votes

Oh god, lets nerf Annie too. She can 100-0 people. Nerf her.

Back in the day ADCs used to go mid, then people started sending APCs like Morgana and Annie to woop our asses, so we started going bottom with a babysitter (support)

In today's LoL, Annie is back to terrorizing ADCs, and instead of changing the meta, like us players did in the past, you guys are screaming NERF NERF NERF. My god, you're all terrible. You already ruined Talon, they are about to kill Zed, they killed Blitz's W after 6 years of everything being okay, what now?

"Theres no counterplay" God man, you know what the counterplay is? Hugging your turret and staying away from her until late game when your team can exploit her TERRIBLE range. Sure, you may not get all the farm in the world, and sure it sucks that you can't go Rambo on her without takin' a Tibbers to the knee, but late game if your peeler peels for you and your initiator initiates for you, you still won the game.

magic poleApr 26, 20151 votes

i'm actually talking more about annie mid.

tl;dr: so annie's counterplay is staying away from her and not playing against her. riiiiight. seems legit

LifeCyclesTWAApr 26, 20153 votes

Oh wow, thats a different situation. Again, same answer. There are champions some champions simply cannot beat. That is when you should call for ganks, or roam and try to pick off champions in other lanes. Provided everyone is evenly skilled, not every champion can beat every champion. Understand your matchups.

For a better idea on matchups, check out this Challenger-Ranked Guide for Mid Lane Annie http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/challenger-annie-desus-annie-guide-patch-5-7-393841#

For a better idea on matchups vs Support Annie, http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/tibbers-394066

BTW, I do not play Annie. But she has little to no range and no mobility though, use that to your advantage. She makes up for her lack of mobility and range with massive burst. Don't let her burst you, win. You will make Annie cry if you play champions that outrange her, such as Xerath and Syndra. Cass destroys her, and so do many others. Annie also counters many champions. Its one of those either you wreck her, or she wrecks you type situations.

magic poleApr 26, 20151 votes

thanks coach

colesyApr 26, 20153 votes

because veigar's stun was long range while annie has to get in your face to get hers off

ModKnightsKemplarApr 26, 20153 votes

I imagine she is on the chopping block soon. League of skillshots will get around to her eventually. It's hard to fix everything in the game at once. Rest assured you are not the only one who has a problem with her.