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Annie

Dark Child · Rune recovery aggro

Fury domainFury
Chaos domainChaos

Starter Annie readies up to two runes at the end of your turn, letting aggressive Fury/Chaos decks spend hard and recover.

Live data · our tournament results, last 14 days

Where Annie Stands Right Now

Tier

C

Aggro

Meta share

3.1%

176 tracked decks

Top 8s

1

across 14 events

Match record

56.6%

302W – 232L

CN / West share

1.6% / 3.8%

1 / 0 top 8s

The engine

What Annie Rewards

Dark Child - Starter · printed ability

“At the end of your turn, ready up to 2 runes.”

Annie is fun because the Legend ability gives you resource recovery; you can spend hard during your turn and still plan around ready runes for the next exchange.

How it plays

The Game Plan

Annie's pressure comes from resource recovery, not just damage. You can commit runes during your turn, then ready two at end step so future Reaction windows and next-turn pressure stay live.

Strengths

  • End-step rune readying
  • Forgiving resource recovery
  • Supports cheap aggressive spells

Watch Outs

  • No direct combat text
  • Still needs cards worth spending on
  • Can run out of hand before runes matter

Turn by Turn

  1. 1Early: spend runes proactively on pressure, knowing Annie can ready two later.
  2. 2Midgame: sequence spells so the end-step ready leaves the right domains available for defense or next turn.
  3. 3Late: use the rune recovery to keep casting threats after other aggro decks would be tapped out.

New to this Legend? Pick Annie if you want an aggressive starter that teaches rune timing without punishing every early spend.

Proven lists · from our tournament database

What Winning Annie Looks Like

The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.

张伯伦市区

S3 Tianjin Regional Open · 2026-06-07 · 56 cards

Legend (1)

  • Annie, Dark Child1

Units (30)

  • Evelynn, Entrancing3
  • Ferrous Forerunner3
  • Grim Apothecary3
  • Kai'Sa, Survivor3
  • Kha'Zix, Mutating Horror3
  • Pyke, Returned3
  • Rengar, Pouncing3
  • Tideturner3
  • Vex, Apathetic3
  • Traveling Merchant2
  • Annie, Stubborn1

Spells (9)

  • Against the Odds3
  • Flash3
  • Switcheroo2
  • Star-Crossed1

Gear (1)

  • Fresh Beans1

Runes (12)

  • Chaos Rune6
  • Fury Rune6

Battlefields (3)

  • Grove of the God-Willow1
  • Seat of Power1
  • Startipped Peak1

Also putting up results: ASU (S3 Tianjin Regional Open, 2026-06-07) and ROG.FSW.再不中退坑 (S3 Tianjin Regional Open, 2026-06-07).

The Cards Doing the Work

Riftbound Unit: Kai'Sa, Survivor. [Accelerate] (You may pay [1][C] as an additional cost to have me enter ready.) When I conquer, draw 1.

Card advantage · 3x

Kai'Sa, Survivor

“[Accelerate] (You may pay 1 Energy 1 Fury Power as an additional cost to have me enter ready.) When I conquer, draw 1.”

Riftbound Unit: Vex, Apathetic. [Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.) When an opponent plays a unit while I'm at a battlefield, [Stun] it. They can't move it this turn. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)

Removal & reach · 3x

Vex, Apathetic

“[Deflect] (Opponents must pay 1 Power to choose me with a spell or ability.) When an opponent plays a unit while I'm at a battlefield, [Stun] it. They can't move it this turn. (It…”

Riftbound Unit: Evelynn, Entrancing. [Hidden] (Hide now for [A] to react with later for [0].) [Backline] (I must be assigned combat damage last.) When you play me from face down on your turn, you may move an enemy unit at a different location to my battlefield.

Removal & reach · 3x

Evelynn, Entrancing

“[Hidden] (Hide now for 1 Power to react with later for 0 Energy.) [Backline] (I must be assigned combat damage last.) When you play me from face down on your turn, you may move an…”

Your first build

How to Start Playing Annie

Annie has a preconstructed deck — Annie - Dark Child (Proving Grounds) — so you can learn the Legend with a tuned out-of-the-box list before spending on singles.

Riftbound Legend: Dark Child - Starter. At the end of your turn, ready up to 2 runes.

Dark Child - Starter

Your Legend — starts in play, sets your two domains

Riftbound Unit: Annie, Stubborn. When you play me, return a spell from your trash to your hand.

Annie, Stubborn

Chosen Champion — starts face-up in its Champion Zone

Keep

  • Keep the Fury/Chaos rune split while you learn sequencing.
  • Keep cheap burn and interaction so Annie can finish damaged units.

Upgrade First

  • Add more efficient Fury units that pressure battlefields early.
  • Add flexible damage spells that work well with Void Gate-style battlefields.

Try Next

  • Test a slightly higher Fury count if your upgrades become more aggressive.
  • Try one or two resilient finishers if local games go long.