Is it bad that I suck with Annie?

Leti the Yeti·3/8/2015, 10:07:13 AM·1 votes·3,006 views

Rlly I'm a terrible support annie Terrible mid annie but thats just me, I know she's praised as broken ~~which is why I'm willing to give her another try and see why she's broken lmao~~

Idk, how do I play her? do I button mash like Ryze in fights? I know you can hide your stun I know I can poke as a support pretty well, but some reason anytime I need my stun it's down and getting it back up is usually not an option ;l

Not very good at when to engage with Annie either I do jarvan engages or blitzcrank engages easy, not so great with annie

My positioning is lame? probably something bout short ranged burst mages struggle to do their combo, perhaps due to never being in range idk (probably can do R->Q tho) - _-

6 Comments

FarRockBF3/9/2015, 3:53:30 PM2 votes

I main mid annie. Here are some pointers:

Most mid laners beat Annie substantially in range and know when to back off from her stun. Therefore play passive and just farm with your Q occasionally AAing the enemy champ. Do not waste your mana. Once you hit 6 immediately Flash + Ult stun + W + Q and then walk towards enemy turret. They will try to retreat, Q again and ignite if needed.

There is not a single champ who will not die to this.

Go back and buy a item 1058 , item 3020 item 1056 , or item 3191 depending who you are up against and how well they are doing.

Go back to lane and focus on farming only. If they do something stupid fine, engage and punish. You are significantly weaker without your flash so in most cases even with a kill you cannot go all in without losing half your HP before you can even engage.

When flash is up flash in again and kill again; same way. After this just keep pushing lane hard and roaming. Have ult + stun up for great ganks or dragon fights.

Also, know your team comp. If you do not have a tank you will need to buy item 3027 asap and focus your build more on tanky AP items such as item 3116 item 3157 (and then possibly pure tank). In this case once it gets to mid game do not use flash for individual kills, rather use it as a hard engage on the enemy team where you will summoner 4 + TIBBERS STUN + and laugh as the enemy team melts.

For enhancements almost always get Distortion as your flash will be up more frequently and give bonus MS, and it is your only real engage.

OhOkYea3/8/2015, 10:11:22 AM1 votes

Pantheon support is better

Orokiyam3/8/2015, 10:13:07 AM1 votes

Dont worry im terrible with Nidalee and everyone says she's OP. I really want to learn how to play her tho.

Keagn3/8/2015, 3:09:47 PM1 votes

Hey LeagueSrsBsns!

No, I do not think it is bad that you have trouble with Annie. Champions exist to complement a variety of play styles, and it may just be that Annie isn't the type of Champion that supports your particular play style, which is okay! There's nothing wrong with that. I can give you a few quick tips if you like that are pretty universal for Annie players.

Think of Annie in terms of burns. There are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns. Your Q is basically a first degree burn. This is for use if you have a single target who is either getting to comfortable in lane, getting a little to close, or if you need to last hit. Her W is like a 2nd degree burn, same range, just greater audience. This is where you can either clear a wave, or deal some damage if a group of enemies are coming in too close, and works great if you have her passive ready for a disengage. Tibbers is basically Smokey the Bear from Hell, aka 3rd degree burn, which requires your target to be slightly closer to the action, but a much deeper burn. It affects an even larger audience than Annie's W does, but is a little trickier to land right. When timed with her passive, it acts as one of the most ideal engages in game. Additionally, Tibbers can keep fighting on, continuing to deal damage, making him nice if you need to clean up, or if you need something to take turret shots. Whatever role Annie is in, damage is the key. More damage = Better Annie = More kills = More objectives, etc. I hope this was helpful to some degree! :3

Acidic Puddle3/9/2015, 3:47:41 PM1 votes

Hey I am bad with Jax, even back when he was super op i could never play him.