Need tips againest an Annie

Aditya Moon·Jul 3, 2015·2 votes·1,181 views

So I am facing TONS AND TONS of annie's since shes the strongest mid laner right now.I am having trouble facing her, I need tips aginest her.Thanks everyone!!!!!

23 Comments

AyRe CoNteMpTJul 3, 20152 votes

aside from her being a pretty weak midlaner right now, just stay out of her range with all the super long ranged midlaners.

if she ever kills you with flash ignite full combo, you can simply not give a fuck about those things as she just invested EVERYTHING in one kill which is nothing. if she does that 2 times, it means she has her flash up only by about 15 minutes or so for the third time, which means she cannot use it in any dragonfight or earlier teamfight. and she now has like 700 gold more than you, which isnt even a medium t1 item.

good against annie is: kog maw, ziggs, AZIR, probably xerath, etc etc. all this stuff.

tonzillacrayonJul 3, 20151 votes

annie is a great mid laner what are you smoking?

AyRe CoNteMpTJul 3, 20152 votes

she is a super good midlaner. the only problem is that so many others are so much better that her super-goodness really doesnt matter.

tonzillacrayonJul 3, 20151 votes

not at all. Unless you are playing ranked 5's and even then shes strong. Strongest champion in solo que wait for it wait for it by far.

AyRe CoNteMpTJul 3, 20151 votes

ill wait for it

tonzillacrayonJul 3, 20151 votes

i have a 70% win rate with her in diamond and have had lcs coaches recommend this champion because she's simple does a shit ton of damage and has misunderstood burst. Give it a go if you dont believe me. Run 2 mms quints rush ludens and kill everyone.

AyRe CoNteMpTJul 4, 20151 votes

ah i see, thats why she is so popular in the lcs ;D also, on which acc do you have any winrate in diamond? because this account is unranked and had about 500 games in gold last season.

tonzillacrayonJul 4, 20151 votes

pallyclark

BluePolarizerJul 4, 20151 votes

+1. Annie is only good against snowball reliant midlaners like Zed Ekko Ahri Fizz Talon . Against mids that can just farm, all you need to do is to not fall behind in CS then outscale her. The easiest way to beat Annie is to never let her get in range and to never let her kill you without flashing/igniting for it.

Ziggs and Kog in particular destroy Annie. Not in lane, but in terms of overall impact on the game. Azir takes a while to ramp up and might make mechanical mistakes, but if played well, Azir also destroys Annie.

ShuffledPancakeJul 3, 20151 votes

She isnt the strongest mid laner, stay away from her when she has stun, get mr, Play Xerath,syndra,ziggs,kassadin against her.

The LillyJul 3, 20151 votes

Try to dodge her stun, or pick a counter. Build MR, get an assassin to 0-100 her. Just care of tibbers and you should be decent.

BluePolarizerJul 4, 20151 votes

assassins are the worst types of champs to go against Annie with. The best type of champs to beat Annie with are long ranged farmers that Annie has to flash/ignite to even try to kill. Assassins come to Annie, and then she doesn't even need to flash/ignite/ult, she can just ult.

The LillyJul 7, 20151 votes

Thats why morgana is fun, with the spell shield she can completely block tibbers. Pick counters, if she misses her ult, take advantage of that. You could have, say, a fed Nid to half her, then try to scare her into ulting. you just need to dodge her ults and take advantage.

BluePolarizerJul 7, 20151 votes

Morg is tricky. She destroys Annie if and only if you have a fast internet connection. If not, then its a skill matchup (have to predict her Q's and ults instead of go by pure reflexes).

Nid has an advantage against Annie because Nid roams way better than Annie does, has sustain and it only takes 1 lucky spear to kill her.

The LillyJul 7, 20151 votes

Fast internet? what do you have? Comcast? Not all Nids can 1 spear an annie, some it might be close but not all my friend.

BluePolarizerJul 7, 20151 votes

even worse - Cox. Ugh.

The LillyJul 7, 20151 votes

Nice

WalkingInACircleJul 3, 20151 votes

My experience is that its all about counter trading in this matchup. If you try to avoid her harass and let her walk on you it never works out. But her damages and hp aren't anything special, and theres nothing scary about a stun that has nothing else following it. You just need to be sure you hit Annie back.

Post 6, things can become very matchup dependent. But nothing likes eating her ult combo.

A Small DogJul 3, 20151 votes

Basically just poke her down Pre-6. She won't have the burst to totally one-shot you. If you don't have any one that you can poke her down safely or aren't confident with that champ yet, take cleanse so you can get out of her stun and out of range of her W. Annie will (or should) eventually get Distortion enchant making her Flash come off CD sooner so keep an eye on that.

A little MR after shutting her down a bit and she won't be much of a problem.

3tysonJul 3, 20151 votes

Dont let her stun you

IcyPepperJul 3, 20151 votes

General tips:

Click on her to watch her buffs. There's also a visual if her stun is up.

Try to out-range her if possible. If you're using a close range champion with less reliable cc, I suggest building bruiser as opposed to glass cannon to mitigate her burst. If she falls behind and you continue to scale, you can always sell your defense for more damage if need be.

If she flashes to stun you and kill you, do not despair! Her flash is down, which means your jungler can (and should, come on it's mid lane) gank much easier. If she panic-stuns the jungler, go all-in on her loli ass.

Specific counter tips:

summoner 1 DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THIS SPELL item 3157 if she flashes and you got good ping and reflexes, hit this immediately. Now that's an outplay! item 3140 Hey, even if you're AP this item gives MR and a great active. item 3102 Need I say more? Never get flash+Tibbers again! item 3174 Poke that bitch. item 3111 if you can sacrifice the 15 magic pen item 3027 give her a taste of her own medicine

Runes:

Marks: whatever offensive runes you usually run. Penetration is usually it

Seals: If you're AP, go scaling HP (they even out at level 6, when Annie has the most kill pressure, so flat HP just isn't as worth it since she's short-ranged otherwise). If you're AD like Zed... hey, doesn't mean you need armor seals. But it does help against ranged autos, but so does hp... your choice, but I recommend the HP

Glyphs: Magic Resist, scaling or flat. If you're confident and have a champion with better range, you can take scaling. If you have moderate range, or a champion generally weak to Annie pre-6, I suggest flat MR and buy some more later (Athenes Grail or QSS, your pick!).

Quints: probably offensive, unless you're taking a bruiser midlane. Then go HP or MR.

wwwdotsJul 7, 20151 votes

wave clear, range, hp. flash ult is only thing u need to worry about which I normally have enough hp and range to survive her combo. its the jugnler ganks that gets me. sometime vision doesn't buy me enough time.

Aditya MoonAug 18, 20151 votes

Thank you to everyone who wrote a comment these tips helped me a lot :)