Ahri is one of the most iconic League of Legends champions, and she always finds her way in every meta. To make the most out of this champion, you will definitely want to have a great build. In order to help you do just that, I have scoured the profiles of the 10 greatest Ahri players in the world and I am ready to introduce you to their secrets!
Core Items
1. Malignance
Regardless of what you are going for on Ahri, the first item you should always build is Malignance. Its passive greatly amplifies the strength of Ahri’s ultimate. The first benefit is the cooldown reduction, and the second benefit comes from the damage increase. Additionally, this item is great because it gives much-needed mana and ability power stats!
2. Horizon Focus
After covering your bases with Malignance, you should go straight to building Horizon Focus. The item significantly increases the damage of your ranged abilities, Q and E.
3. and 4. Rabbadon’s Deathcap & Zhonia’s Hourglass
When it comes to picking the third item, you have the liberty to choose between Rabaddon’s Deathcap or Zhonia’s Hourglass. Since I like dealing tons of damage, I usually pick the Deathcap.
Zhonia’s is a solid choice as well, especially when playing against champions like Zed, who possess great one-shot capabilities.
5. Mejai’s Soulstealer
Mejai’s Soulstealer is a somewhat risky but insanely gold-efficient item. If you are not dying too often and you keep its stacks healthy, you will find that you deal so much damage. You can build it fully as 6th item, but you can also upgrade it from Dark Seal if you picked one up in the early game. It’s usually better to take Dark Seal early, however.
6. Boots
When it comes to boots, we will just go with the good old Sorcerer’s Shoes. Any other boots buy would beredundant and should be classified as a criminal offense.
Optimal Runes for Ahri
- Electrocute – Great for poking in the lane, easy to proc with 1 Q and an auto-attack
- Taste the blood – Good for additional sustain
- Eyeball Collection – Scales well
- Ultimate hunter – Essential for further reduction of R’s cooldown
- Manaflow band – Essential sustain tool
- Scorch – Great poke, low cooldown
Ahri Build Playstyle Tips
The build we are going for centers around being a utility AP assassin. In the lane, you will want to poke and go for the kills when the enemy is sufficiently low. As the game progresses you should look for roams and plays on the map (dragon, grubs, herald fights).
Ahri is definitely not the champion you will want to die as a lot, especially if you are building Mejai’s. You will want to play on the edge of the team fights, carefully considering your cooldowns, and pressing enemy carries.
If you are not too experienced with Ahri and you happen to be dying a lot, you can consider building Cosmic Drive instead of Mejai’s. This way you will not be losing out on any item efficiency. Additionally, this item also offers a great amount of HP boost, which will help you adjust to the champion a little better!
In conclusion
Ahri is a great staple mid-lane pick. It is rarely nerfed, and it’s a solid consistent pick. To make the most out of this champion, you can default to the AP assassin build, which is composed of Malignance, Horizon Focus, Rabbadon’s Deathcap, Zonia’s, and Sorcerer’s Boots.