How to beat Ahri

Common role: Mid

A mobile mage who charms you in and bursts, with three ult dashes to escape.

What makes Ahri dangerous

Ahri pokes with her Q, and lands her charm (E) to lock you for a full burst combo. Her ultimate gives three dashes to engage, chase or escape, making her a safe, slippery pick who roams to other lanes and deletes squishies. She's forgiving but relies entirely on landing her charm.

How to play against Ahri

• 1Dodge her charm (E) — it's a slow skillshot and the setup for all her damage. Stand behind minions and sidestep it; without it she can't burst you.
• 2Track her roams. Ahri leaves lane with her mobility to gank other lanes — ping and follow, and she loses her main source of leads.
• 3Punish her when her ultimate is down — that's her only escape. Without her three dashes she's an immobile mage you can all-in.
• 4She's squishy. Assassins and hard engage beat her once her charm and ult are used — bait them, then commit.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Entirely reliant on landing her charm skillshot.
• ✓Squishy — dies to burst when her ult is down.
• ✓Mediocre waveclear and short trading range early.
• ✓Predictable roams if you have vision.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Ahri's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  生気吸引

  ミニオンまたはモンスターを9体キルすると体力が回復する。敵チャンピオンからキルまたはアシストを奪うと体力が大幅に回復する。

• Q
  幻惑のオーブ

  往復するオーブを放ち、命中した敵に魔法ダメージを与える。戻る時に与えるダメージは確定ダメージになる。

• W
  フォックスファイア

  少しの間だけ移動速度が増加し、近くにいる敵を自動的に攻撃する、3つの狐火を放つ。

• E
  チャーム

  投げキッスを放ち、最初に触れた敵にダメージとチャーム効果を与える。チャームされた敵は何もできなくなってアーリに引き寄せられ、発動中の移動スキルもただちに無効になる。

  Strong: a charm that locks you for her full combo. Weak: a slow skillshot — stand behind minions and sidestep it; no charm, no burst.

• R
  スピリットラッシュ

  ダッシュしてエネルギーを放ち、周囲にいる敵にダメージを与える。「スピリットラッシュ」はクールダウンに入るまでの間に、最大3回使用できる。敵チャンピオンからキルまたはアシストを奪うと、再発動可能な回数が増える。

  Strong: three dashes to engage, chase or escape — her safety net. Weak: on cooldown she's an immobile mage — all-in her when it's down.

Itemization

Ahri is AP burst. Magic resist (Mercury's Treads, an MR item) and a Zhonya's/Banshee's to eat her charm-into-combo answer her. The single best counter is simply dodging her E — do that and she's harmless.

This guide covers Ahri's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.