Bruiser Annie Build

Bruiser Annie Build.

Bruiser Annie build with runes and items. Bruiser Annie guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Bruiser Annie build in League of Legends Patch 14.24!

Updated: 2024-12-18 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Tiamat should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Annie ability Molten Shield should be leveled first.
E
Annie ability Disintegrate should be leveled second.
Q
Annie ability Incinerate should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Titanic Hydra should be final item in your build.
Warmog's Armor should be final item in your build.
Force of Nature should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Spirit Visage should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Bruiser Annie Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General
  1. You play Bruiser stacking HP, auto attacking and rushing one specific item. You adapt to enemy team, building tanky items.
  2. You rush Titanic Hydra.
  3. Titanic Hydra can be your only damage item. Then go full tank.
  4. Your auto attacks are quite powerful, thanks to Titanic Hydra and Grasp of the Undying. It's your main source of damage + your abilities.

How to play

General
  1. This build is focused on a single item - Titanic Hydra.
  2. How is this build different to other bruisers builds? The main difference is item rush order. You rush Titanic Hydra first, then adapt to the situation!
  3. If you want to go more damage, Sundered Sky is an excellent damage item for this build. It scales off your HP (so with Grasp, Overgrowth). It gives damage and pretty good sustain in fights. Remember to switch targets to maximize the effect!
  4. A very effective way of poking enemies is to use Titanic Hydra Active and hit minions in front of them (closer to them, better the effect).
  5. Another effective way of poking enemies with Titanic, is to hit caster minions in the back.
  6. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  7. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!
Annie Bruiser specific
  1. Annie has a massive auto attack range. Use this with Titanic Hydra Active to poke from very far.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. Keep track of the stacks of your Passive!
  2. Q has travel time, W is as instant cast, and R is a targeted ability. It means that instant stun that they cannot dodge or site step is W.
  3. If you are not sure if you will land Tibbers, use Q first to stun them, then use R.
  4. If you hit somebody with Mark (Snowball) and you go in, it is very telegraphed action. Opponents will expect you to use Tibbers right off. So they will use Flash as soon as you get to them. In such cases, it is better to stun them with Q or W. Followed by Tibbers to destroy them, while they are stunned.
  5. Preparing to engage? Stack your Passive with W and E.
  6. If you want to catch somebody off guard or have better engage, use E beforehand.
  7. Do not be shy and do not wait for 'special moment'. You have good engaging and catching tool - AoE stun with R. Paired with movement speed buff from E + Flash it is a certain AoE stun and often won fight.
Riot
  1. Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.
  2. Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.
  3. Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Skill Order

  • Annie [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Disintegrate
  • Annie [object Object] ability.
    W
    Incinerate
  • Annie [object Object] ability.
    E
    Molten Shield
  • Annie [object Object] ability.
    R
    Summon: Tibbers

Items

Starting items
Tiamat item.
Rush #1
Titanic Hydra item.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good bruiser items
Sundered Sky item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Heartsteel item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Wit's End item.
Good tanky items
Warmog's Armor item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Good MR items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Force of Nature item.
Spirit Visage item.
Good Armor items
Frozen Heart item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Thornmail item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Force of Nature item.
Thornmail item.
Spirit Visage item.