Seriously, why is a champion able to zone you away from cs the whole lanephase; holding a stun for however she pleases unlike TF; and then kill you at level 6 because of a point and click stun nuke? Isn't riot against lane bullies? She also scales, unlike other lane bullies. She also didn't need compensation buffs for DFG's removal, at all.
Deep Terror Nami3 votesIf you have such a huge problem, take Morgana with you as support and/or take Cleanse.
Deep Terror Nami1 votesdownvoted for using counter picks. nice.
Sylust3 votesAnnie is TOO broken. Point and click. INSANE nuke. I play top lane, so when I come mid after she's fed on whoever the fuck (She usually wins lane just because of her BS kit) she still fucks everyone up, because her BS stun, and retarded ult. She's too easy to play. Come on, Riot. Make her E not contribute to her stun at least. Because it's back up by the time she's back in lane... And it should be like 8 spells, not 4/5 whatever it is. She's just a toxic champion.
Faith Breaker2 votesLet me guess you played an AD /assasin mid?
Curling Veigar2 votesI didn't play anything. I know that she's been broken for some time, regardless of who you played.
Serenity Now2 votesHer being able to hold a stun indefinitely is broken. Hell, they nerfed gold card on TF a while back FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON, and it wasn't even indefinite.
I also agree she needed no compensation for DFG removal. I LOL'd at the patch notes video where she deletes a squishy from the brush. Removing DFG hasn't changed that, AT ALL.
The indefinite stun hold has to go, and Tibbers needs a longer CD, a shorter life, or squishier stats.
mvargus2 votes[{quoted}](name=Serenity Now,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=YMhbuKPE,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2015-02-02T02:56:34.745+0000)
Her being able to hold a stun indefinitely is broken. Hell, they nerfed gold card on TF a while back FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON, and it wasn't even indefinite.
I also agree she needed no compensation for DFG removal. I LOL'd at the patch notes video where she deletes a squishy from the brush. Removing DFG hasn't changed that, AT ALL.
The indefinite stun hold has to go, and Tibbers needs a longer CD, a shorter life, or squishier stats.
Ah, but remember to hold her stun indefinitely she has to sacrifice using any spell other than her shield. So a smart player can move to force her to cast a spell, or just call in a gank when you thinks she's holding a stun. Annie is extremely squishy and if you can force her stun out when she's away from her turret, she's easy to kill.
Tibbers can be a threat, but I've seen too many champs get away from him with flash or any kind of dash ability. He's not exactly fast when chasing. And really Tibbers is probably 80% of Annie's offensive ability. Her other two spells do little damage in comparison, so you just have to get her to use Tibbers, wait for him to die and then get her. Or wait for Tibbers to wander away while chasing and hit her from another direction.
She's not much different from an AD carry in that regards. If you allow her to farm freely and then don't focus her in team fights, she'll be a problem. If you make sure she can't just farm while level 1-5, she will struggle if she falls behind.
Killer X 121 voteslol I hope she is being played in the mid lane again. Was such a shame that a great burst mage like Annie was reduced to support.
mvargus1 votes[{quoted}](name=Killer X 12,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=YMhbuKPE,comment-id=0003,timestamp=2015-02-02T02:22:31.508+0000)
lol I hope she is being played in the mid lane again. Was such a shame that a great burst mage like Annie was reduced to support.
I play her in the midlane, and have a little success, but I'm still learning how to play her properly. I've seen her dominate when fed, and turn invisible when she was kept from freely farming in the early levels.
Killer X 121 votesAnnie has good scaling and with the reduction on the tibbers CD she can basically kill people whenever she feels like it. If you are good with Annie and have a match up that allows you to q farm then you getting fed isn't a possibility, but a certainty.
mvargus1 votes[{quoted}](name=Killer X 12,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=YMhbuKPE,comment-id=000300000000,timestamp=2015-02-02T08:58:33.509+0000)
Annie has good scaling and with the reduction on the tibbers CD she can basically kill people whenever she feels like it. If you are good with Annie and have a match up that allows you to q farm then you getting fed isn't a possibility, but a certainty.
My last time out with Annie the other team sent Riven to the midlane. It really slowed my farming when I had to make sure to always have my stun up to keep Riven from trying to all-in on me with her Q and E. I'll admit I probably was less aggressive than I could have been, but I'm fairly new to using Annie. I will admit that once I got Tibbers, Riven was forced to abandon the lane.
Killer X 122 votesYea, some people are under the impression that Annie is only dangerous when she has her stun up...which is not true. Since her CD's are so short and last hitting with your Q reduces the CD (to half i think), you can always go up and poke her (with the stun) and then just walk out of range forcing them to chase you through minions till ur q and w are back up then you jsut walk up and do it again. They either take the poke or retreat behind their minions and u can take the 10 extra seconds to get your stun again.
Also if you are trying to trade you can always walk up and W when you have 3 stacks, q, auto and walk away. E if they try to trade after the stun. Your AA range is pretty far.
Aozora1 votesI don't think her being FOTM or just in general a strong pick atm makes her broken. She's fine as she is right now.
BluePolarizer1 votesShe is only good because she doesn't need a mana regen item and counters Zed and Katarina. Where was Annie during the poke/siege meta of Ori/Xerath/Ziggs/Nidalee/Lux mid?
Salidfingers1 votesShe is only good because she doesn't need a mana regen item and counters Zed and Katarina. Where was Annie during the poke/siege meta of Ori/Xerath/Ziggs/Nidalee/Lux mid?
Hiding from talon
MCBiggah991 votesShe's disgustingly strong in platinum ELO, where I see her picked every few games.
Curling Veigar1 votesnecro op