Annie is a ranged mage usually played Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Annie in ARAM: Play as a burst mage, focusing on stunning and eliminating squishy targets with your combo, while using Tibbers for area control and peel.
Annie ARAM Abilities
After 4 spells, Annie's next offensive spell stuns the target.
Annie hurls a fireball that refunds its mana cost if it kills the target.
Annie unleashes a cone of fire, damaging all enemies hit.
Annie shields herself or an ally, gains Move Speed, and damages attackers.
Annie summons Tibbers, who attacks and burns nearby enemies.
Annie ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a burst mage, focusing on stunning and eliminating squishy targets with your combo, while using Tibbers for area control and peel.
Tips
Use your passive, Pyromania, to stun key targets before teamfights.
Build early magic penetration like Sorcerer's Shoes to maximize burst.
Save your ultimate, Tibbers, for crowd control or finishing low-health enemies.
Position behind your frontline to avoid getting caught while casting spells.
Use your Q, Disintegrate, to last-hit minions and refund mana for sustain.
Combos
Stun with Pyromania passive, then W (Incinerate) + Q (Disintegrate) for burst.
Flash + R (Summon: Tibbers) to initiate and stun multiple enemies.
E (Molten Shield) before engaging to stack passive faster and gain defense.
Annie ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Dark Harvest
Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterSecondary — Sorcery
Gathering Storm
TranscendenceSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter
Core Items
- 1.
Malignance - 2.
Sorcerer's Shoes - 3.
Hextech Rocketbelt
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your champion needs to kite effectively
- enemy team lacks gap closers
- you want to peel for carries
Avoid when:
- your champion has built-in slows
- enemy team has tenacity stacking
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team is squishy with low mr
- you need burst to delete priority targets
- your champion excels at quick trades
Avoid when:
- enemy has multiple tanky frontliners
- you need sustained dps over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team has multiple tanks or bruisers
- your champion applies damage over time easily
- you need sustained burn against high health targets
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly squishy and mobile
- your role is burst damage not poke
Options
Annie ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Annie in ARAM?
In ARAM, Annie typically builds core items like Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Hextech Rocketbelt and Dark Harvest runes (Domination primary, Sorcery secondary).
What runes should I use for Annie in ARAM?
Take Dark Harvest in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Sorcery as your secondary tree for Annie in ARAM.
How do you play Annie in ARAM?
Play as a burst mage, focusing on stunning and eliminating squishy targets with your combo, while using Tibbers for area control and peel.
What is Annie's best combo in ARAM?
Stun with Pyromania passive, then W (Incinerate) + Q (Disintegrate) for burst.
