Annie support is way too strong.

IntoTheOcean·1/21/2014, 11:00:06 AM·1 votes·792 views

I hate playing against Annie, I don't think she's any fun to play against, and she's too strong with support. Her insane AA range, her burst damage, and constant stuns make it so hard to play against her.

When she hits level 6, you immediately lose your lane. AoE stun with insane burst to back it up. Most of the time she can win on her own. Add in an ADC? And you just lose. I don't feel like there are any good support counterpicks against her. It's hard for the ADC to itemize against her, and just in every way I hate her.

This is indeed a rant after losing my promo matches and the next three games against her. I feel like if enough people speak out, she'll be fixed. Not nerfed, but just out of the support lane.

7 Comments

Penguin Eclipse1/22/2014, 2:26:58 AM4 votes

I've had some luck lately focusing her with my adc from lv 1. A lot of Annie players will be aggressive and stand a distance from their adc. Unlike her adc who has barrier and lifesteal, she has nothing in the way of sustain. A lot of times we can get her to under half health before lv 2. It usually costs her a Flash and forces her to be passive or B. Most enemy adcs will not be ready to react in time. The primary goal is actually not to kill Annie, but just make her incapable of helping her adc for a while. Not all Annie players will play passive or recall, so she can also become an easy kill. Either way her adc is more vulnerable, and can be denied farm, poked, and hopefully even killed. Both fall behind.

Because I always play a support with a shield or heal, the early trades are almost always in our favor or can be recovered quickly. Annie has no sustain for her or her adc, whatsoever. That advantage can probably be felt the most at early levels, pre-tibbers. After that point Annie will probably be able to do more damage than can be shielded/healed, single-handedly.

Genuine1/21/2014, 11:24:46 AM3 votes

Don't like playing against her, then play her. It's your fault for losing, not the champ you're up against.

Sir ArmaMalum1/21/2014, 1:37:50 PM3 votes

If you're playing ranked, request an Annie ban. A lot of people agree with your standpoint. As for a nerf she actually di just get nerfed by having her passive stun reduced by .5 sec early game, going back up to 1.75 sec by lvl 16. To balance that thy decreased the cd of her ult late game by a hefty amount. I understand she's frustrating to play against, we've all been there, but the easiest way to win against her is to beat her in champ select. Want easier laning? She has no sustain, so a healing support like sor or sona will do quite well if you play passively. Something to keep in mind is that being forced under your turret isn't a horrible thing as long as you (or your adc) can farm well under turret, which is an important skill either way. Beyond that, you also have to trust your jungler to either come when he's needed or hyper-pressure another lane.