The problem I have with Annie

Fakerr·8/19/2016, 4:32:44 AM·2 votes·790 views

Annie has always been one of the most annoying champions. She's one of the "starter" champions that is extremely easy to use and has barely any mechanics involved. I looked at the Annie Bot post on the boards a few days ago, and loved how he pointed out the strengths and weaknesses of Annie.

Ever since that post came up, I've had many encounters with Annies. After such a long time. And these times, unlike in the past, they've been in very competent hands (Plats and Diamonds)

AND HOLY CRAP annie is annoying. especially in the hands of someone who can abuse her

  1. Farming- Annie's Q is makes it incredibly easy to farm and the mana refund makes it so that she has absolutely no problem farming. She can use w any time she needs to push
  2. Barely any skill shot- this is something that really really bothers me. Yes, she's a starter champion like Garen, but that 100-0 burst potential. As fairly good range and a good DPS mage, I feel her kit's really annoying to deal with.
  3. NO CDR problems- Annie's CDs are really low, she rarely ever makes CDR. For a mage that's godsend
  4. Her burst makes her not only a mage, but an assassin. As soon as annie gets 6. she can 100-0 you. I was playing brand mid, after first back, i come with fenish codex, annie comes with catalyst. we turn 6, annie flash stuns, w, q, ignite aa, kills me. with barely any ap.
  5. tibbers used to be broken, now its even worse. with all the tibbers buffs, annie's kit has become overloaded
  6. she does not fall off. she does great dmg in teamfights,

All these strengths means, Annie is a problem because-

  1. She's good against any champion, yes ranged mages might have an advantage, but she can always out-dmg you no matter who you are, she's a great laner, with a lot of harass.
  2. No point in the game when she's bad, early game- easy farm, good harass, mid-game (when she shines)- 100->0 any one, incredible pain to lane against, late game- constant good amount of DPS. the only problem would be a tank.
  3. her e makes her and tibbers incredibly difficult to kill. for a mage, she's very durable, and not at all easy to burst down,

5 Comments

Privileged Jew8/19/2016, 5:10:24 AM1 votes

She's really only good in disorganized solo queue scenarios. Her low range makes her reliant on her flash to initiate and she's easily shut down by CC and disruption by tanks. She can also be poked to death, something you just flat out deny as a viable means of beating her in lane or during the grouping phase.

By the way, your anecdote with Brand was hilarious. Should have rushed a null-magic mantle. For a gold 1 you sure don't know much about itemization against certain champs.

Succubús GF8/19/2016, 6:30:30 AM1 votes

Syndra would like a word with you on 100-0ng annie harder