League of Legends (LoL) Question: Why Is Annie Weak?

Underplayed, yes. Weak, no.

Really, I can't answer your question exactly because she isn't weak. People still do play her often. Heck, a challenger player called Annie Bot mains Annie and is now one of the highest rated in NA. He's pretty much proved that Annie is in a decent spot and can very much be played.

Enjoyment is a big factor in whether or not people play a champion. Annie is a very simple and honestly, a bit boring of a champion. Remember that people play games to have fun. If someone isn't fun, then they won;t be played as much as the champions that are fun.

The other one is the mobility. She isn't a safe laner, and a ganking jungler makes... I won't go there out of her. Assassins such as Zed and LeBlanc pretty much destroy her, and other longer range mages such as Azir and Xerath also give her trouble. In the bot lane, the disengage supports that are very popular right now ( Nami and Janna) also don't help her cause.

Take this with a grain of salt, but I can see Annie making a resurgence again. With the jungle whooping almost every junglers ***, and all the ones that do survive the jungle not being very adept gankers until 6, I can definitely see her being played. We simply need to meta to shift a bit so Annie can make her appearance.

i didn't know she was weak

:( Why annie is weak? She is strong. Easy to play,farm and easy to late. :w

Who said that Annie is weak? IMO she's one of the most powerful mid laners lol

Annie weak lol
Check her winrate, she's insanely good unless she's against Syndra

Annie was NEVER weak... Annie was one of my best picks since I started playing... If you're saying that Annie's weak is that YOU don't know how to use it or you don't like that kind of champion. ANNIE IS NOT WEAK SHE IS STRONG!!!

Usually she need a flash to engage combo, because her range it's too low compared to other mid laners. She's not "weak", she's outranged badly. This season people played a lot Orianna, and she's known as one of her counters.. that's probably why she's out of meta.

But, imho, she's still really stronk. I spectated two matches in D1 where both of the Annies were fed and carried. So it's up to your skill in the end, and your matchups.

Annie is one of the strongest mid laners in the game . . . the only reason she isnt played is due to her simple kit not being ideal for complete outplays that everyone wants to achieve.

What? Weak? Annie's the easiest champ in the game to play, because she's got insane burst damage, even more range than Anivia, very low mana costs, a powerful AoE stun, etc., etc. Annie's one of my least favorite champs to see, simply because she has to do so little to have such a huge impact on the game.