How to play Annie
Annie – the Dark Child – is based on our LoL Mid Tier List on patch 14.12 a A-Tier 
Mid champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier, Annie has a win rate of 51.3%, a pick rate of 1.8%, a ban rate of 0.4% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the 
Mage is in a good spot in the current meta of season 14. If you want to learn how to play Annie on your matches, keep in mind that this champion is moderately difficult to play in LoL. This Annie guide will give you also an understanding on how to beat Annie. Besides the upcoming Annie Mid Build the position Support is a valid choice as well.
Pregame Build
In champion select you need to choose your Annie runes and summoner spells. The best Annie Mid Runes 14.12 are 
Inspiration as the primary path and 
Sorcery as the secondary path. The most supportive Annie keystone rune is First Strike. 
Flash and 
Teleport are the summoner spells, which fits this LoL Annie Build the most.
Item Build on Annie
The starter items for the best Annie Build on patch 14.12 are 
Doran's Ring, 
Health Potion, Health Potion, and a 
Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular Annie items are 
Malignance and 
Cryptbloom. Ionian Boots of Lucidity are the most bought Annie boots by Pros. This Annie Build will greatly increase your chances to gain LP and to climb the leaderboard in LoL.
Annie Abilities
At the beginning of a match start to skill the ability 
Molten Shield on Annie. As the match progresses, it is best to maximise 
Incinerate into 
Disintegrate and at last Molten Shield. Incinerate is a very strong ability of Annie in order to build up a lead and dominate your opponents. The passive is called 
Pyromania and there is no need to set it manually on a Annie Build.
After casting 4 spells, Annie's next offensive spell will stun the target.
Annie begins the game and respawns with Pyromania available.
Biography
Read Annie's bioDangerous, yet disarmingly precocious, Annie is a child mage with immense pyromantic power. Even in the shadows of the mountains north of Noxus, she is a magical outlier. Her natural affinity for fire manifested early in life through unpredictable, emotional outbursts, though she eventually learned to control these “playful tricks.” Her favorite includes the summoning of her beloved teddy bear, Tibbers, as a fiery protector. Lost in the perpetual innocence of childhood, Annie wanders the dark forests, always looking for someone to play with.
Available Annie Skins
Besides the Annie build you can select a skin for Annie. The best Annie skins you can find below.
Explore
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Featured Video: ANNIE: Origins
Discover the spark that set off the Dark Child's fire. -
Short Story: Trouble by Michael Yichao
If there was one thing Marcin knew how to do, it was to keep his head down. -
Featured Link: The Art of League of Legends
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Featured Video: ANNIE: Origins - Behind the Scenes
Go behind the scenes of ANNIE: Origins with the Rioters who created her story. -
Featured Link: Pyrotechnics: How We Made ANNIE: Origins
The devs of ANNIE: Origins talk the tech behind her hand-painted look and one-of-a-kind flames.