Annie does too much damage

stealthfox94··2 votes·1,340 views

I wouldn't have a problem with her having an instant AOE stun and point and click harass if she couldn't instantly 100-0 you. And what's worse is most Annie's I see recently build item 3116 item 3027 so not only do they deal stupid damage but they're also deceivingly tanky.

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CIickTheLantern1 votes

Wait until she starts zoning you off cs with the stun..

WitchQueen Annie1 votes

Buy Hexdrinker or a HALF-finished Abyssal Sceptre, 100-0 capability gone for the critical phase of laning; and that's with full AP runes Annie.

Late game, she can probably 100-0 you but by then you've moved to team fights; and hopefully you outrange her. Also, probably someone on your team can 100-0 her if she built full glass cannon.

The Deckowner1 votes

her dmg is honestly nothing compare to other mages with similar range.

anyways she isbgetting huge nerf next patch

DeloricVI1 votes

Annie is not the 100-0 champ everyone thinks she is. I've been playing Annie a lot, and the only time that she 100-0's you is after she gets a kill or out farms you really hard without getting pushed out of lane. You seem to just be playing the matchup in a way that isn't conducive to countering Annie. What you've got to do is deny her both kills and cs. If she comes in to farm with her stun down, punish her. If she uses her stun on a minion, punish her. Molten shield is OK for mitigating damage, but it's not a lot and you can do some pretty good damage to her. If you can kill her, good, but don't go all 240blazeitplays on Annie. Even if she just wasted her stun. Only go in if your kill is 100% secured.

The biggest mistake I see people make against Annie is to go HAM. People go HAM on Annie, and she does a couple of things depending on the situation.

  1. She stuns you and gets away. You wasted major cooldowns like your ult, flash, ignite, etc. and it's worth it to stun and back off safely. Sometimes, it can be enough to send you back to base.
  2. She stuns you and bursts you down. If you're low enough and you try to assassinate Annie when she has more health than you can deal in damage, she's going to stay, and she's going to destroy you if you're below.... half-ish health.
  3. She 100-0's you because all you've done is go HAM and haven't gotten anything to show for it.

Once you get past her stun, she has no tools for sticking with people until she buys Rylai's. Lots of champions are really mobile that exist in the mid lane meta.

Honestly, I play Veigar a lot more than Annie, because I do better with him, including in matchups with Annie. Another thing I see a lot, is people complaining about simple champions like Annie and Teemo, but they don't realize why these champions are strong. If Teemo is strong, it's because he has good map awareness, good mastery of when and where to use all of his abilities, and he can straight up outplay you. Same goes for Annie. Annie is simple, which gives you the advantage of knowing what she can do, and when she should do any given move from her kit. There aren't a lot of mix-ups you can do on Annie. A lot of players think that playing a mechanically complex champion means that they don't have to worry about decision making, because they get so much power from mechanical skill, but that's the reason why there are a lot of bronze Zed and Yasuo mains. I'm just saying; most people that complain about Annie's damage or being "no skill" often do this, and don't realize how to play Annie; once you know how to play her, playing against her is much easier.

stealthfox941 votes

Oh I know Annie's beatable in lane I rarely lane against her though usually I have problems with her when I'm ADC or Top.

DeloricVI1 votes

This is mainly due to bad vision or not checking the map enough. Remember to remind your laner to call mia via ping or chat when they're up against Annie, and make sure you're paying attention to those pings, and make sure that the river is warded so that you can be prepared for her when she gets there.

WinBoat1 votes

She's a mage. Last I checked, Mages doo a lot of damage and are squishy.

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