Annette Best Build, Counters and Roaming Support Guide

Current global snapshot: Tier B, 49.34% win rate, 0.48% pick rate, 0.29% ban rate.

Annette is a protective roaming support with strong disengage and fight control. She is not just a backline passenger. Her value comes from making the enemy dive awkward: slowing the entry, shielding the carry, and using Hurricane Wall to split a fight that the enemy thought was already started. If you waste her ultimate early, she becomes much easier to run over.

Recommended build path: Guardian - Redemption -> Frigid Charge -> Frozen Breath -> Glacial Buckler -> Succubus Cloak -> Sage's Sanctuary

Annette wants support utility, cooldown value, and enough defensive stats to stand near the carry without dying instantly. The build should answer the enemy engage pattern: physical defense against marksman and fighter dive, magic defense against burst mages, and utility when your team needs cleaner objective fights. Damage is secondary; keeping the correct teammate alive is the win condition.

Arcana and spell: Lvl 5: Fate, Lvl 5: Harmony, Lvl 5: Void. Run Flash unless draft pressure clearly asks for a defensive swap.

Start by protecting your farm lane unless your mid or jungler has a clear invade plan. Use Gust Force to control space and help your carry trade without walking forward. When you roam, leave after the wave is safe, not while your marksman is trapped under pressure. Annette loses value when she is late to the fight she is supposed to protect.

Hurricane Wall should usually answer a dive or cut off a follow-up path. Do not press it just because enemies are near you. Wait until the assassin or fighter commits, then push them away from the carry or isolate the target your team can kill. Her best fights look calm because the enemy engage never fully connects.

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Long-range poke and patient teams can make Annette spend tools without committing. Hard engage also punishes her if Hurricane Wall is down. Draft her when your carry needs peel or when the enemy relies on melee entry. Avoid picking her as the only frontline if your team has no one willing to start fights.