Fright Night Annie

Fright Night Annie makes Tibbers genuinely scary. Not cute-scary like base Annie or spooky-cute like Halloween Annie. Actually scary. September 22, 2022 release. Julia Yurtsev did the splash and it leans into horror movie territory with Annie looking like a creepy doll child and Tibbers reimagined as this nightmarish creature looming behind her. Loaded the skin up around midnight on release day and the first Tibbers drop in a bot game made me jump even though I was the one pressing R.

Horror movie Annie in the mid lane

The model transforms Annie into this porcelain doll aesthetic with cracked features and an unsettling fixed smile. The Fright Night design language across the whole line goes for gothic horror and Annie’s child champion identity makes the horror elements hit harder than on most other champions. Kinda feels like Riot knew exactly what they were doing putting the creepy child character into the horror skinline. Disintegrate on Q fires a dark energy bolt with horror particle effects. The Q last hitting with this skin has a darker impact visual that I think reads better than base for cs practice. Incinerate on W fans out shadowy flames with dark tendrils at the edge of the cone.

Molten Shield on E wraps Annie and Tibbers in a dark barrier with eerie glow effects. But the R is everything on this skin. Summon: Tibbers drops this nightmare version of the bear. Elongated limbs, glowing eyes, a monster silhouette that looks like it belongs in a horror game rather than League. The impact zone on summon has dark energy tendrils reaching outward. Tibbers chasing enemies in this form is disturbing in the best way.

Eight chromas: Ruby, Catseye, Emerald, Aquamarine, Rose Quartz, Tanzanite, Pearl, Obsidian. The Pearl chroma turns Annie ghostly white which amplifies the creepy doll factor. Obsidian goes full dark and is probably the most popular choice. Not sure if it’s just me but the Emerald chroma on this skin has a Frankenstein’s monster vibe that works surprisingly well with the horror theme. At 1350 RP. Part of the Fright Night skinline alongside Draven, Trundle, Renata Glasc, and Urgot. Available any time in the shop. Kept the base VO but Cristina Milizia’s Annie voice paired with the horror visuals creates an unsettling combination anyway. Her cheerful voice coming out of that cracked doll face is genuinely uncomfortable.

New recall animation has Annie summoning Tibbers through some kind of dark ritual circle which fits the horror aesthetic perfectly. (unrelated but a friend who doesnt play League walked past my screen during a game with this skin and asked me why I was playing a horror game – thats how well the visual design sells the theme)

Best Annie skin currently

Hot take but I think Fright Night is Annie’s best Epic skin. Hextech Annie at Mythic has the exclusivity factor and a unique Tibbers redesign but Fright Night’s horror Tibbers is more visually striking. Super Galaxy and Panda are fine but dated by comparison. At 1350 RP with 8 chromas the value is strong. If you play Annie mid and you want Tibbers to traumatize the enemy team visually before he even starts dealing damage, Fright Night is the pick. Dropped a flash R on three people during a late game teamfight around baron and the nightmare Tibbers just stood there burning everyone while looking like something from a fever dream. 1350 RP feels fair for what you get here.