Playing Annie as a support changes a lot about the way she plays, including her abilities. Annie’s most important ability as a support is her “Molten Shield” (E) and for several reasons: this ability not only gives Annie or her teammates a shield and a lot of movement speed for a short moment, but also deals damage to enemies when they attack the shield for the first time. The damage is not particularly high, but it helps a lot to get gold from the support item. With all these advantages, you have no choice but to start with the shield and invest all your points in it early on. Level 2 will then usually be “Resolve” (Q), as it is basically impossible to miss. However, there are also situations where you wish you had put the first point in there, which is particularly good if the team is out for blood early on. Once you have 5 points in the “Molten Shield”, there are good reasons for “Burn” (W) and “Disintegrate” (Q) to be brought to their maximum level first. “Burn helps to deal more area damage when you go in with Summon Tibbers (R) and Lightning, whereas Dissolve (Q) can be used much more often and can therefore deal more damage over a longer period of time. Overall, it doesn’t make much difference as both abilities just deal more damage with each point, so it’s up to you to decide which one you want to go for.