Annie Pro Builds - How to Play Annie in Season 14
Annie – the Dark Child – is a great Mage that is usually played on position Support. Annie can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Support in this LoL Annie guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.
Annie has a win rate of 56% and pick rate of 0.1%. There is a ban rate of 1%. Although a great champion, winning with Annie is not a given. You need to have the right Annie build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.10. There are many Annie probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Annie players need to win.
Latest Annie probuilds
Here a quick view on the latest Annie probuilds on position Support.
How to play Annie
We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Annie is strong, but if you ran into 
Bard or 
Hwei you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Annie Support pro build will help you with that.
Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Annie. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Annie builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.
Items for Annie
Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Annie. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like 
Vel'Koz or 
Rakan can also influence your buying decisions.
Since Annie is a powerful Mage you should start with 
Health Potion, Health Potion, and 
World Atlas. Your starter trinket should be 
Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are 
Ionian Boots of Lucidity. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Mikael's Blessing
Shurelya's Battlesong
Annie abilities and summoner spells
Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Annie. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.
During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Annie. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is 
Flash and 
Ignite.
You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Annie abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with 
Molten Shield. Then you should continue with 
Disintegrate, followed by 
Incinerate. An order for abilities of Annie up to level 10:
| Level | Key | Champion Spell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | Molten Shield |
| 2 | R | Disintegrate |
| 3 | R | Incinerate |
| 4 | R | Molten Shield |
| 5 | R | Molten Shield |
| 6 | R |  Summon: Tibbers |
| 7 | R | Molten Shield |
| 8 | R | Disintegrate |
| 9 | R | Molten Shield |
| 10 | R | Disintegrate |
Most effective Annie runes selection
For an effective Annie build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Annie. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Dark Child: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.
In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Annie are for primary 
Sorcery and for secondary 
Inspiration. As the keystone rune on Annie most pros pick 
Summon Aery.
For your primary path – Sorcery – choose these runes on Annie:
- Summon Aery
Scorch
Manaflow Band
Celerity
For your secondary path – Inspiration – choose these runes on Annie:
Cosmic Insight
Biscuit Delivery
Champions that counter Annie
As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Annie. There are champions that counter Annie. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Bard for instance is strong against Annie and has a win rate of 75%. Another dangerous counter is Hwei.
When your opponent counter picks Annie in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.
Winterblessed Annie is one of the 17 available skins for Annie.
Conclusion
Many people are looking for Annie pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Annie into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Annie guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Annie will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.
When you build Annie in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use Summon: Tibbers. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Annie build.
Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Annie will grow. Once you mastered Annie – the Dark Child – you will rule the rift.
