Annie seriously needs some nerfs

Nausicäa ·Mar 14, 2015·9 votes·1,256 views

And not those pathetic ones currently on the PBE.

For a champion with such reliability, essentially no skillshots her burst damage is absolutely absurd. This isnt even in taking into account her ability to stun multiple people while doing this insane damage.

She is a broken champion both Mid and support. Ive played against Annie's mid with 0 kills that literally just flash Tibbers 1 combo ignite for a kill on a full HP target. Its absolutely stupid. Playing against her in bot lane is just as stupid.

Something has got to go, either her reliability or her damage, her ratios right now are absolutely ridiculous across the board.

14 Comments

SleepyLionCubMar 14, 20155 votes

I feel like annie is at the strength where most immobile mages should be.

Malix FarwinMar 14, 20151 votes

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I feel like annie is at the strength where most immobile mages should be.

This^, if anything immobile mages should be buffed to her level. Champs like her is exactly what we need to handle the mobility problem at the moment.

Aww KatMar 14, 20152 votes

100% AGREED

Seth LightheartMar 14, 20152 votes

Meh.

She can easily be outclassed by other mids who know how to counter play her kit.

JefftiffyMar 14, 20151 votes

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Meh.

She can easily be outclassed by other mids who know how to counter play her kit.

Except she has the best farming under tower of any mid. It doesn't cost mana and resets if it kills. That was my biggest peeve with her buffs. Her massive AA range was meant to allow her to poke and farm safely while her Qs were meant to win trades not farm. They purposely shoved her more to late game and then went ahead and gave her a stronger early game.

SaiannaMar 14, 20152 votes

you've almost described Zed

Seth LightheartMar 14, 20151 votes

Yup. No counter play at all. She is the end of the game, 'G-d of the middle' as Riot likes to call her.

FistOfSharkieshaMar 14, 20152 votes

Her kit is balanced overall but with very imbalanced abilities.

Her Q is her nuke, it's her everything. Along with her passive and ult, this is just what Annie is.

Her W is melee range... This forces you to put a squishy, highly immobile mage right in the enemy's face.

Her E is basically useless. You use it to charge your passive that's it.

Her R is her 2nd good ability but it's an ultimate so it makes sense.

She is very viable but she's not overpowered.

JefftiffyMar 14, 20151 votes

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Her kit is balanced overall but with very imbalanced abilities.

Her Q is her nuke, it's her everything. Along with her passive and ult, this is just what Annie is.

Her W is melee range... This forces you to put a squishy, highly immobile mage right in the enemy's face.

Her E is basically useless. You use it to charge your passive that's it.

Her R is her 2nd good ability but it's an ultimate so it makes sense.

She is very viable but she's not overpowered.

Her E gives her armor and MR there is a reason most Annies go RoA first. Try killing someone with damage and tank because their kit is a mage kit with a random tank ability that doesn't even take away from her damage out put when she also has a stun and nuke ult with high uptime.

Malix FarwinMar 14, 20151 votes

yea we go RoA because the E is not enough. If it were then we wouldn't have to build it.

DropFillMar 14, 20151 votes

I hate annie's kit , simple because she is either useless against high range champions, or extremely oppressive against low range champions

TrentBatNAMar 14, 20151 votes

Her damage should stay, but her reliability should go.

Curling VeigarMar 14, 20151 votes

If you put their reasoning as to why they nerfed Veigar, it would make sense for annie too.

Plus her stun is point and click.

IcyPepperMar 14, 20151 votes

or aoe with no chance of dodging once she's in range.

Maybe it's time she joins the .75 second club. If that ruins Riot's little girl, then they have to face the fact that balance right now isn't perfect.