So, you are here, which most likely means you want to learn how to play Annie, or get better at it. In this guide, we will look at some basic things, builds, and what you should do!

So Annie, what kind of champ is this?

Annie is a short ranged Burst Mage. With good positioning, good engages, or good followup, you can turn team fights.

Annie's kit is build up of Crowd Control (CC) and Attack over Area (AoE) Damage. She is one of the few champions with pretty reliable multi-target stuns.

Why would I start playing Annie?

Annie is an inexpensive champion to get, and is reliable, even in higher elo if played correctly. She is also easy to learn, and does not rely on flashy mechanics, only vision and positioning.
It's a great champion to learn the game with!

Heyo, KoBro12 here. I like to play videogames (Obviously) and have played League of Legends for quite some time, but never really bothered to play ranked past Gold before Season 10.

I like to code and develop small game projects from time to time, and sometimes Stream League or other games on Twitch (Hehe, epic plug, I know)

I started on EuNE, but have played on EuW since around the beginning of Season 3, since that was where all my friends played (Back then, the EuNE server was new, so most EU players were on EuW)

Why did I start to main Annie?

I'm an Annie one-trick, and have been so for quite some time...

I started playing back in season 2, and the reason I really started to play Annie was because she was a 450 IP champion, and she got fed in my first bot game, stomping me and my team...

The reason I probably stuck to Annie is likely to do with the fact that back then, you had to save up IP for runes, so I saved IP from level 5 - 21 to buy all the runes I needed as quickly as possible, basically locking me into a single champion pool, so I only had the 450 champs, and the runes that Annie players were meant to use.

Since then I've played all the champions in the game, and have had periods I've mained other champions, but I've always returned to playing Annie, as I find her relaxing to play, since I only need to think about vision, positioning and ganks.

I have earned 1.3 million mastery points on Annie after the Champion Mastery system was introduced, but have probably played more Annie games before it was added.

Pros: Great passive Good damage output Great in teamfights AoE Stun High damage burst Scales well of most AP items, making her very versatile

Cons: Imobile No escape (Without Flash) Takes long to build up stun in sticky situations Heavily relies on bursting, not the best DPS (Unless in a teamfight)

Pyromania will make every 5th ability you throw a stun, excluding the E (Molten Shield), which will not trigger it, only stack it up. Always keep an eye open for the counter.

When Disintegrate lands the killing blow on anything, it's mana cost will return, and you have half cooldown! This is useful to help with farming early, and helps you build up Pyromania quickly!

Incinerate is cone shaped, and will shoot fire and damage all enemies in the cone. This is one of Annie's 2 Area stun abilities (If Pyromania is up). This ability has some growth time, so even if someone is on the edge, they can move out before it hits them (R.I.P old instant hitbox)

Molten Shield used to only be for poke reduction or staking your Pyromania, but this is no longer the case! It is a shield that gives % damage reduction and movementspeed (based on level, not spell tier). Like Thornmail, it returns damage to attackers that Auto Attack you! This Ability also does the same for Summon: Tibbers

This is your ultimate, and is the 2nd area stun you have. When summoned, he will damage (And stun if Pyromania is up) any enemy within a radius of where he is summoned!

If you hold CTRL and right click, you can order him to go somewhere or attack!
Tibbers also does damage to nearby enemies every second!

NOTE: IF HE DAMAGES AN ENEMY CHAMPION INSIDE TURRET RANGE, AND YOU ARE IN THE TURRET RANGE ASWELL, THE TURRET WILL ATTACK YOU, SO BE CAREFULL!

Tibbers can tank turrets for your team if you do not have minions, or keep minions alive under tower, he takes priority (Most pets do)

Something that is important to note is that Disintegrate will not stack Pyromania BEFORE it hits the target.
This also means that if it never lands, you keep your stun!
Examples of Abilities that might stop Disintegrate from hitting:
Yasuo Wind Wall
Fizz Playful / Trickster
Vladimir Sanguine Pool

This can be used for some tricky business. You can cast your Molten Shield if Pyromania is on 3 stacks while Disintegrate is in the air! This can be useful to check if:
Sivir uses her Spell Shield
Nocturne uses his Shroud of Darkness
Fiora uses her Riposte