User blog comment:Willbachbakal/(Champion Rework) Annie, the Dark Child/@comment-24036535-20150728035437

My issue with the rework is that even without Tibbers dealing damage, she has an old Nid spear's worth of damage and a point-and-click stun. (170% ratio, Nid's spears used to have 160% at max range), which is nigh enough to kill someone if Annie is fed, or, and here's the point, buys a Lichbane. If Annie just get's a Lichbane and Luden's Echo, she has the upfront damage to kill an enemy without her ult, and with a point-and-click stun. (For reference about 210% AP ratio is the minimum required total AP ratio to kill an enemy in a rotation, depending on base damage, she'd have a 230% ratio, plus 620 base magic damage) I personally think taking the empowered AA off her new E and shift some of it's damage to her W is the best way to solve this, remove any incentive for a Lichbane in the first place.