Annie Mid Build

Annie Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Midlane

Annie Mid performs best with a build featuring Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. The most effective rune setup for Annie Mid includes Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, paired with Absolute Focus and Manaflow Band in the secondary tree.

Annie Champion Abilities

Pyromania

After using 4 abilities, Annie's next damage ability stuns for 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 seconds.

Annie begins the game and respawns with Pyromania available. P

Disintegrate

Annie hurls a fireball, dealing 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+80% of ability power) magic damage. If the target dies, Annie refunds the mana cost and reduces the cooldown by 50%. Q

Incinerate

Annie projects a wave of fire, dealing 70 / 120 / 170 / 225 / 270 (+85% of ability power) magic damage. W

Molten Shield

Annie grants an ally champion 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 (+40% of ability power) shield for 3 seconds and 20-50% decaying movement speed for 1.5 seconds. While the shield holds, enemies who hit the shielded ally with an attack or ability receive 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 (+40% of ability power) magic damage once per shield.

Tibbers always gains the effects Molten Shield when summoned. E

Summon: Tibbers

Annie summons her bear Tibbers, dealing 150 / 275 / 400 (+75% of ability power) magic damage. For the next 45 seconds, Tibbers burns nearby enemies every second.

Tibbers becomes enraged when summoned, if Annie stuns an enemy champion, and if Annie dies. When enraged, Tibbers gains 275% attack speed and 100% movement speed decaying over 3 seconds.

Recast: Manually issue orders to Tibbers.

Tibbers has:
- 1150-3500 (+50% of ability power) Health
- 30-90 Armor
- 30-90 Magic Resist
- 30 / 45 / 60 (+10% of ability power) Magic Damage R

Annie Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Annie Runes

Annie Items

Annie Ability Order

Annie Matchups Overview

Strong against

Katarina

Yasuo

Corki

Swain

Vex

Mel

Weak against

Irelia

Fizz

Diana

Qiyana

Ekko

Talon

Annie Tips and Tricks

Look for trades around your stun. Pre-level 6, use the stun on your Q rather than W as you’re guaranteed to land the stun if you use your Q. Annie is really good at starting team fights if she can flank the enemy. Running at them is going to be difficult, but you could set up death bushes and wait for the enemy to walk by before throwing out Tibbers R. If you’re not able to kill the enemy, you should try and roam with Tibbers R and impact your side lanes. Push mid lane and then roam.

Best Annie Build, Runes, and Items for Mid

If you want to use the most popular Annie Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus and Manaflow Band in the secondary tree. For rune shards, use Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. For items, you should build Malignance as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Stormsurge. Finish with Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. For the skill order, focus on Q - W - E.

Optional Build

For an alternative Annie Mid build, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes for this build are Summon Aery as your keystone, with Axiom Arcanist, Celerity, and Scorch in the primary tree, and Taste of Blood with Relentless Hunter in the secondary tree. The items include Malignance first, Sorcerer's Shoes second, and Stormsurge third. Finish with Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Void Staff. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E.

Alternative Build

Another option for Annie Mid would be to use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with Arcane Comet as your keystone. For runes, use Axiom Arcanist, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, and Magical Footwear with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. The items would be Malignance first, Sorcerer's Shoes second, and Liandry's Torment third. Finish with Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For the ability max order, keep it Q - W - E.

Off-Meta Build

For an off-meta Annie Mid build, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use First Strike, Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch in the secondary tree. The items should include Malignance first, Sorcerer's Shoes second, and Stormsurge third. Finish with Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. For the ability order, stick to Q - W - E.

Situational Annie Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, matchup, and enemy champions, you may want to consider building situational items or choosing different runes. Always carefully examine your team, enemy team, and game state to adjust your Annie build accordingly. For example, consider using Armor or Magic Resist shards depending on your lane opponent.