Recyclable pick mage-assassin build: Ahri does not win because she lands one isolated charm, but because she can turn an opening into a clean sequence and replay the map before the enemy regains their bearings. The build must therefore preserve access, execution, and the exit.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,100 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Defensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,600 total cost +500gAnti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,100 total cost
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Ahri wins fights through instant imbalance, not attrition. Her build focuses on converting opportunities into kills rather than sustained damage.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Q+W+AA combo triggers Electrocute easily each rotation.
Your triple-dash R triggers the true damage right as you chain Q-W onto the target.
Every charm-secured kill stacks adaptive force, making your next rotations kill faster.
Scales AP power with each accumulating kills assisted by his charms.
Ability haste shortens your Q-W-E cycle — more charm attempts, more pick windows.
