Managing the stun passive is the key to playing Annie effectively. Look for opportunities to land your combo on exposed targets. In teamfights, surprise engagements maximize burst damage.
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Molten Shield builds up to 3 stacks, then use the ultimate + AoE to stun the target immediately, finishing with Q to regain mana and reset the cooldown on a kill.
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Flash into range, instant stun with Q (if passive is ready), then Tibbers + AoE combo.
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Apply passive stacks from a distance with AoE and Q.
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AoE to stack, flash into range, Q stun, then full burst.
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Use Protobelt for a surprise gap-close before dropping Tibbers.
Annie is generally played as Support. The first objective is to prioritizes bot priority via poke control; level 5 threat. Its biggest edge comes from simple, lethal wombo aoe around the targets.
Annie takes over in mid game: setup vision and wombo with your adc/jungle.
Annie can be punished when highly dependent on ultimate and angle of engagement. A practical answer listed here is: Force her defensive spells before she reaches the target to cut the engage threat.
