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Ahri Matchups and Counters
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Overview
This guide covers Ahri's matchups and how to adapt to them. Riot publishes no matchup statistics, so the matchups below come from the champions' own stats and kits: attack range, starting durability, crowd control and mobility. They describe an advantage on paper, not a measured result.
Strengths
- Crowd control: Charm applies a charm to set up kills.
- Sustain from Essence Theft.
- Spirit Rush hits several enemies: a strong team fight tool.
Weaknesses
- Mana-hungry early: spamming abilities leaves you empty before the fight.
- The enemy jungle and supports will target you for ganks.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Against physical damageDefensiveRecommendedFor a lane or a team that hits with attacks: armor boots and an armor item in the core.
- Against magic damageDefensiveSituationalFor a team that kills with abilities: magic resist boots and a magic resist item in the core.
- Against healingDefensiveSituationalFor games against healers, life steal or regeneration: the anti-heal item goes into the core instead of waiting.
Builds
Against physical damage
When to use it
For a lane or a team that hits with attacks: armor boots and an armor item in the core.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
1100%- MidMain100% of matches
Starting items
Core items
- 1Cryptbloom
- 2Archangel's Staff
- 3Zhonya's Hourglass
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Sorcery
Secondary· Resolve
Shards
Summoner spells
Flash
Ignite
Against magic damage
When to use it
For a team that kills with abilities: magic resist boots and a magic resist item in the core.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
1100%- MidMain100% of matches
Starting items
Core items
- 1Cryptbloom
- 2Archangel's Staff
- 3Banshee's Veil
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Sorcery
Secondary· Resolve
Shards
Summoner spells
- Flash
- Ignite
Against healing
When to use it
For games against healers, life steal or regeneration: the anti-heal item goes into the core instead of waiting.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
1100%- MidMain100% of matches
Starting items
Core items
- 1Cryptbloom
- 2Archangel's Staff
- 3Morellonomicon
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Sorcery
Secondary· Resolve
Shards
Summoner spells
- Flash
- Ignite
Abilities
Essence TheftPassiveAfter killing 9 minions or monsters, Ahri heals. After taking down an enemy champion, Ahri heals for a greater amount.
QOrb of Deception7s55/65/75/85/95 mpAhri sends out and pulls back her orb, dealing magic damage on the way out and true damage on the way back.- Cooldown
- 7
- Cost
- 55·65·75·85·95
- Range
- 970
WFox-Fire9/8/7/6/5s30 mpAhri gains a brief burst of Move Speed and releases three fox-fires, that lock onto and attack nearby enemies.- Cooldown
- 9·8·7·6·5
- Cost
- 30
- Range
- 700
ECharm12s60 mpAhri blows a kiss that damages and charms an enemy it encounters, instantly stopping movement abilities and causing them to walk harmlessly towards her.- Cooldown
- 12
- Cost
- 60
- Range
- 975
RSpirit RushUltimate140/120/100s100 mpAhri dashes forward and fires essence bolts, damaging nearby enemies. Spirit Rush can be cast up to three times before going on cooldown, and gains additional recasts when taking down enemy champions.- Cooldown
- 140·120·100
- Cost
- 100
- Range
- 450
Strategy
1Good matchups
Ahri does well against these:
- Akali: Ahri attacks from 550 units and Akali from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
- Katarina: Ahri attacks from 550 units and Katarina from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
- Locke: Ahri attacks from 550 units and Locke from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
2Tough matchups
Ahri struggles against these:
3Synergies
Ahri works well alongside these, because their kits fit together:
4Adapting the build
The situational builds in this guide answer specific threats: Against physical damage, Against magic damage and Against healing.
5Playing against Ahri
If you're on the other side, this is what to exploit:
- Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.
- Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.
Tips
- Look at the enemy team before choosing your build: the situational builds below answer the most common threats.
- Good matchup: Akali. Play forward when you face them.
- Tough matchup: Viktor. Play safer and wait for your team.
- Against teams with a lot of dive, save Spirit Rush for the first jump.
- Against slippery heroes, hold Charm until their escape is used.
Matchups
Strong against
Ahri attacks from 550 units and Akali from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
Ahri attacks from 550 units and Katarina from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
Ahri attacks from 550 units and Locke from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
Weak against
Gravity Field (stun) lets Viktor pin Ahri down before Spirit Rush gets them out.
Unraveled Earth (stun) lets Taliyah pin Ahri down before Spirit Rush gets them out.
Rune Prison (root) lets Ryze pin Ahri down before Spirit Rush gets them out.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 16.19.1.
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