Do you want to learn how to play Annie in League of Legends?
Annie, the Dark Child, is an excellent AP mage in League of Legends. Despite many changes, she seems to find herself back into the meta. As a mid laner present on most ranked games, learning Annie’s mechanics proves to be crucial both for players and going up against her.Â
Compared to other mid-laners, Annie’s kit is rather easy to learn with a very high skill ceiling. This means that she can contribute a lot in the game despite having a straightforward kit.
If you want to learn the mid-lane or looking for some mages to play, Annie is a champion you should not pass on.
However, Annie’s kit doesn’t offer much complexity, which can overwhelm you once you try out other mages in the Rift.
Nonetheless, she’s a decent starter champion to learn the basics.
Today, we’ll show you how to play Annie correctly in League of Legends.
Let’s begin!
Abilities
Annie can be played in two primary roles in League of Legends. While she can be an excellent mid laner, you can also use her as a support. While the builds for the two roles differ, her playstyle and gameplay remain the same.
Pyromania (Passive)
INNATE – Annie gains a stack of Pyromania whenever she casts an ability, up to a maximum of 4 stacks. Upon reaching max stacks, Annie gains Energized.
ENERGIZED – When Annie succeeds in her next cast damaging ability, she consumes the Pyromania stacks and stuns enemies hit for 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.7 (depends on level) seconds.
Annie loses all Pyromania and Energized stacks upon death.
Disintegrate (Q)
ACTIVE – Annie hurls a fireball at the target enemy that, upon arrival, inflicts magic damage. If Disintegrate kills its target, half of the cooldown is reduced, and the mana cost is refunded.Â
Incinerate (W)
ACTIVE – Annie casts a cone of fire in the target direction, inflicting magic damage to enemies it hits.
Molten Shield (E)
ACTIVE – Annie grants herself or the target allied champion and Tibbers shield for 3 seconds and 20% to 50% bonus movement speed that decays over 1.5 seconds.
While Molten Shield is active, enemies who basic attack the target are dealt magic damage.
Summon: Tibbers (R)
ACTIVE – Annie calls upon Tibbers to the target location in a burst of flame, dealing magic damage to enemies near him. Summon: Tibbers can be recast at any time while Tibbers is alive. Tibbers then remains on the field as a controllable pet for up to 45 seconds.
RECAST – Annie directs Tibbers to the target location.
Annie Gameplay
When playing Annie, it’s crucial to keep your Pyromania stacks between 2-3. This ensures that you have access to her stun quickly for a full combo. When pressuring the opposing enemy laner, Annie should keep Pyromania stacks at 2 to trick the enemy that her stun is not yet available.
You should also know that Annie’s Disintegrate acts as an auto-reset, allowing you to gain extra damage during trades. Using your auto attacks before and after Disintegrate is best when your Pyromania’s stun is active.
Although Incinerate is not considered a skill shot, its short cast time and small AoE can make it difficult for first time Annie uses to land the ability. When enemies see your (Q) fireball coming up, they will always walk back or flash away.
To land your Incinerate easier, try walking closer to the enemy before releasing it or stun them before using your Incinerate.
During the early game, you’ll find yourself constantly using Q to kill creeps. Due to this, you need to buy a Doran’s Ring to regain mana as you make trades with your Q. This should guarantee that you won’t have difficulties securing CS throughout the early stages.
Overall, Annie is a great choice for beginners and veterans alike in League of Legends. She’s a high-burst, single target DPS champion with an incredibly large stun that can help you pick off low HP enemies from afar.
Runes
Domination
Sorcery
Bonus
- +9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
- +9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
- +8 Magic Resist
Item Build
That wraps up our guide on how to play Annie in League of Legends. For your questions and other concerns, please leave a comment below, and we’ll do our best to answer them.
