Force Annie to use or lose her stun

JavelinJoe·Sep 20, 2016·6 votes·484 views

Not having a CD or some duration limiting her up time of her stun is kind of broken. It is not hard to charge up and its use is game changing. Being able to flash R stunning 3-4 targets and melting health bars is a pretty strong combo. But being able to just sit around holding it for forever makes any attempt at an engage by the enemy extremely hard to pull off.

So, lets add a duration for how long she can hold it for. Once she gets 4 stacks she has to use the stun within 15 seconds or that stun is lost. Casting an ability (other than your ult) that does not hit any enemies or neutral targets, extends the duration for a short time. Think of this as similar to Jhin's 4th shot mechanics wise. If she has, say 2 or 3 stacks she can hold them for 10 or so seconds before they start to fall off 1 by 1 every few seconds (so you cant just hold 3 charges instead of 4).

6 Comments

Guyy FieriSep 20, 20163 votes

I'd be ok with that

Maximum MordeSep 20, 20162 votes

Her stun doesn't even last long. All it does is ensure her combo can't miss.

JavelinJoeSep 20, 20162 votes

But being able to indefinitely hold on to it is pretty op since most of the times how she uses it is either with a massive AOE (R) or a targeted ability (her Q). Both of which are not hard to miss (one literally cant miss unless Yasuo or Braum blocks it, which just returns the stun anyways).

yoshi2790Sep 20, 20161 votes

Her ult and W are pretty hard to land because it's so predictable.

I almost always engage on 2 stacks, then E flash/ protobelt W and R and hope for all my skills to land. People know it and just move too far backwards.

Tryce MaxwellSep 20, 20162 votes

If you want Annie to be useless trash, sure. It's a good change. She's meant to be easy, and she's gated by her low range. If she flash ults, well. remember flash is one of the longest cooldowns in the game. And do not forget, she isn't the only one capable of doing something like this. Galio can flash ult, Kennen can flash ult. Both are devastating team fight ults. Amumu doesn't even need to flash ult to fuck up the world.

Her passive is what it is. If you put a duration on it, the simplest change would be to make it 3 casts, and not four. Q, W, R, stunned. call it a day

JavelinJoeSep 20, 20161 votes

Low range??? She out ranges most ADCs. Also read the full post, I directly referenced holding the 3ed cast and my solution for it.