Rito Please ! Annie rework idea
Ok so annie has been a favorite champion of mine for ages but she is feeling a little left behind when it comes to her skills and theme. she used to be a burst mage but then they wanted more focus on the rampaging familiar. well now she doesnt feel good bursting and the concept of a raging bear makes one think that it would actually do damage, which it doesnt feel like it accomplishes. so her burst is weak, her kit is simple and underwhelming, her tibbers sustained damage is laughable, shes immobile and squishy and her cc/ utility is sub-par. shes not really good at anything.
I have some ideas that will make her more appealing in todays champion pool while at the same time fulfilling the theme and concept that is "Annie, the dark child. "
The main point is the ult rework I have a GREAT idea for that so her teddy bear is an evil demon she keeps as a doll or can summon or what ever. she carries it around and then instant bear pops out of no where ? boring and the theme is weak
now.... Picture this. she spots her unsuspecting victim, gets within range, winds up and tosses her bear up into the air at the target. as tibbers arcs through the air his once adorable stature grows rapidly into a full grown hell spawn. as he hurdles towards the target he raises his arms and as he hits the ground he slams his fists down together knocking up all targets in a small area stunning them and dealing a small amount of damage. then proceeds to just auto the nearest champ or her designated champ or something other variation on targeting. (the focus for this ult isnt damage, its to set up the theme and provide cc.)
the second part can be tweaked but i have a couple ideas.
shes an immobile mage her bear takes care of her when shes in a pinch or someones been extra naughty. annies combat should be around tibbers, self peel and teamfighting. so i feel she should interact with him once summoned. hes not a brainless bear. he is HER bear, he does HER bidding.
New Main Skills:
Annies Q skill is now a skill shot like xeraths ult in how it travels only with a much shorter ranger she throws a ball of flames. it hits the target in the center-most part of the circle. variations to its interactions can be incorporate like mana refund and cd refresh or total resets on kills etc.
Annies W is basically the same. Annie blows flames out in front of her
Annies E is no longer a worthless shield for building her passive. instead she uses her command of fire to engulf herself in flames for a very short burst of time. any one foolish enough to attack her from melee range while it rages is burned and runs away in an attempt to get away from the heat and stop the burn.(so a short fear)
Annies passive would be: if you cant stand the heat, stay out the kitchen. successive attacks and damage on a champion or champions increases the damage she does to them. like the more you burn the more its going to hurt. (you ever burn yourself and then touch something hot ? )
now as far as her interactions with tibbers, i feel that when she summons him her skills should interact with him or she should be able to influence his actions
option 1 her skills interact with tibbers. Her Q marks target causing tibber to chase the target. OR she throws her q at tibbers causing him to explode dealing massive aoe damage.
Her W sets him on fire giving him burning aoe
Her E brings him to her or something defensive.
option 1 needs some work but you get the idea, her basic skills augment what he does when they interact with him.
option 2
her skills control tibbers annie summons tibbers and this changes all her skills giving her a choice for a period of time and then despawns if not used with in that time refunding some of the cool down. until she makes this choice her basic skills are locked. once she makes the choice her normal skills go on a short global cd and come back up. only one skill can be used.
Her Q marks an area and tibbers leaps through the air and when he lands he knocks all champions and monsters back a fairly short distance after a short delay and animation he explodes dealing heavy damage. has a minimum range so you cant use on the targets you knocked up. this gives you burst at the expense of sustained dps.
Her W makes tibbers charge a short distance suppressing the first champion he hits with a bear hug for 3 seconds but deals no damage. and maybe he can die at the end of the channel or something. giving backline access if played right. this gives you more utility at the expense of burst and sustained damage
Her E causes Tibbers to enrage setting him ablaze boosting his health, duration, move speed damage on hit and giving him a damage aura. this means tibbers stays around longer and deals sustained damage.
This kit would be fun and dynamic while sticking to her theme better then her current set up. it would give her a choice between utility damage or sustain which is what the master of a demonic bear should be able to do.
** now i think this is a great idea and would love to hear some thoughts or suggestions on the topic. would also love to hear some riot thoughts but thats probably a little less likely. i will be updating and editing this idea as i think about it more. but i feel like something along the lines here would be fantastic.