League of Legends - Ahri Champion Strategy and Item Build Guide

Ahri

Basic Information

Champion Stats

Lore

Skills

Icon	Description
	Essence Theft  (Heals: 3/45/9/18 (+9% AP) )Gains a charge of Essence Theft whenever a spell hits an enemy (max: 3 charges per spell). Upon reaching 9 charges, Ahri’s next spell heals her whenever it hits an enemy.
	Orb of Deception  (Target Range: 880, Speed: 1700, Cost: 65,70,75,80,85 Cooldown: 7)ACTIVE: Ahri sends out and pulls back her orb, dealing magic damage on the way out and true damage on the way back. Ahri gains movement speed that decays while her orb is traveling.Deals 40/65/90/115/140 (+35% Ability Power) magic damage on the way out, and 40/65/90/115/140 (+35% Ability Power) true damage on the way back.Ahri gains movement speed that decays while her orb is traveling.
	Fox-Fire  (Range: 700, Cost: 50 Mana, Cooldown: 9/8/7/6/5)ACTIVE: Ahri releases three fox-fires, that lock onto and attack nearby enemies.Releases three fox-fires that lock on to nearby enemies (prioritizes Champions) dealing 40/65/90/115/140 (+40% Ability Power) magic damage.Enemies hit with multiple fox-fires take 30% damage from each additional fox-fire beyond the first, for a maximum of 0 damage to a single enemy.
	Charm  (Target Range: 975, Speed: 1600, Cost: 85 mana, Cooldown: 12)ACTIVE: Ahri blows a kiss that damages and charms an enemy it encounters, causing them to walk harmlessly towards her.Blows a kiss dealing 60/95/130/165/200 (+50% Ability Power) magic damage and charms an enemy causing them to walk harmlessly towards Ahri for 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 second(s).
	Spirit Rush (Target Range: 450, Effect Radius: 600, Cost: 100 Mana, Cooldown: 110/95/80)ACTIVE: Ahri dashes forward and fires essence bolts, damaging 3 nearby enemies (prioritizes Champions). Spirit Rush can be cast up to three times before going on cooldown.Nimbly dashes forward firing 3 essence bolts at nearby enemies (prioritizes Champions) dealing 70/110/150 (+30% Ability Power) magic damage. Can be cast up to three times within 10 seconds before going on cooldown.

Strategy

• Ahri’s (E) Charm sets up skill combos. (E) Charm can also be used to initiate clashes. This will also force your enemy champion to take your (W) Fox-Fire and (Q) Orb of Deception‘s full damage
• Harass your enemy champions with her (Q) Orb of Deception as it does massive damage, both for your enemy and the minion wave. (Q) Orb of Deception is her main damaging skill. However, this skill has high mana cost so don’t spam this skill during early game.
• Use her (W) Fox-Fire while chasing down enemies in conjunction with her (R) Spirit Rush.
• She can heal herself with her Essence Theft (passive) and her (Q) Orb of Deception. During the late game, a minion wave can fully heal her.
• Once you’re more comfortable with Ahri, try to use Flash with Ahri’s (E) Charm to hit an enemy champion.
• Ahri’s Ultimate Skill, (R) Spirit Rush, can be used to flee from enemies or dodge skill shots while also dealing damage to them.

Runes & Masteries

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Summoner Spells

Mid Lane
Ignite	Flash

Item Builds

Starter Items

Starter Items
Doran’s Ring	Total Biscuit of Rejuvenation	Warding Totem

Core Items

Core Items
Rod of Ages	Luden’s Echo	Sorcerer’s Shoes

Rod of Ages – Rod of Ages is a good starter item for Ahri since it gives him health, mana, and ability power. Build this item first to get the benefits early since it needs time to be fully effective.

Luden’s Echo – Luden’s Echo gives a decent amount of ability power and movement speed. This item is a great addition to Ahri  since it gives decent mobility stats and the passive can cause your abilities to hit multiple enemies.

Sorcerer’s Shoes – This boots is the best option for Ahri since it gives off magic penetration, something that Ahri needs.

Full Build

Full Build
Morellonomicon	Sorcerer’s Shoes	Luden’s Echo
Rabadon’s Deathcap	Rod of Ages	Void Staff

Morellonomicon – Morellonomicon gives cooldown reduction, AP, and mana. This item makes Ahri a threat offensively because of the Grievous Wounds passive that can give Ahri and an offensive edge in fights.

Rabadon’s Deathcap – Rabadon’s Deathcap is a very strong item for any AP champions since it grants a huge AP and even increases AP by 35%. Get this item after you have completed your core items.

Void Staff – Void staff further amplifies the damage of Ahri, giving him magic penetration against enemies who build magic resistance items.

Situational Items

Situational Items
Banshee’s Veil	Zhonya’s Hourglass

Banshee’s Veil – This item is a must if you are facing an enemy composition with a lot of ability power. The spell shield is also useful if you are facing a burst damage AP or an initiator since you can block the spell and give you enough time to escape.

Zhonya’s Hourglass – Zhonya’s Hourglass is a great defensive item for her especially when the enemies have a lot of crowd control. This item can save you from many close calls, so build this if you think that it is better than some of the core items presented above.

Playing Against

• Avoid Ahri’s (E) Charm as much as possible. Without it, it’d be hard to land her (Q) Orb of Deception which consists most of her damage
• (Q) Orb of Deception can be dodged by moving on the side when she casts it.
• Take note of Ahri’s (R) Spirit of Rush charges. This is her only Escape option.
• Stay near minion all the time and use them to shield you from her (E) Charm, (W) Fox-Fire, and (R) Spirit Rush

Hard Counters

• LeBlanc – A good Leblanc can easily avoid the skillshots of Ahri with Mimic and Distortion. She can also burst her down the moment she hits Ethereal Chains and it stuns her. 
• Swain – Ahri doesn’t have enough damage to all in a Swain because of Ravenous Flock. The moment Ahri is caught with Nevermove, she will get bursted down and eventually lose the trade.
• Malzahar – Ahri’s mobility with Spirit Rush is no match for Malzahar since he can just activate Nether Grasp to take hold of her and deal damage to her. Void Shift also acts like a spell shield, stopping her from initiating (E) Charm. 

Strategy Video

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