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Ahri
Patch 16.3.1
MidDifficulty
Medium
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Find a pick on a priority target (ADC/Mid) using . Use your waveclear to keep lanes pushed, then use mobility to join skirmishes first and clean up with reset dashes.
Playstyle
Mobile kite mage who excels at finding picks and cleaning up fights. You aren't a traditional burst assassin; you're a slippery disruptor who wins through superior positioning and out-sustaining opponents in mid-game skirmishes.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +High mobility and safety once is unlocked
- +Pick potential with can win games from a single catch
- +Built-in lane sustain from makes you hard to poke out
- +Excellent waveclear with allows for easy roaming
Weaknesses
- -Heavily reliant on landing to secure kills
- -Low damage output if behind; effectively becomes a 'Charm bot'
- -High mana costs early if you spam without purpose
- -Very vulnerable to ganks when is on its long early-game cooldown
Abilities
Free sustain for existing. Kill 9 minions for a heal. Takedowns on champions give a much bigger heal. This lets you stay in lane longer than your opponent and survive close teamfights.
Your main damage. It hits twice. The return trip deals TRUE damage, ignoring all magic resist. Always try to hit the enemy at max range so both hits land instantly.
Gives you a burst of move speed and fires three flames. It prioritizes champions you've recently hit. Use the speed to dodge skillshots or kite away from melee threats.
A projectile that charms enemies. It instantly stops movement abilities (dashes). If a Lee Sin or LeBlanc jumps at you, them mid-air to cancel their dash and leave them helpless.
Three dashes that fire bolts at nearby enemies. You get extra dashes for every champion takedown you participate in. Don't spam them all at once—use them to reposition for or to dodge key spells.
Teamfight Role
Assassin / Kite Mage Hybrid
Look for flanks to catch the backline with . If you can't reach them, stay near your ADC and use to peel divers. Use dashes to dodge enemy ultimates and reposition for better angles.
If you are behind, do not dive in. Stay back and play as a support mage, using purely to protect your strongest teammate.
Combos
Standard Poke
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Throw at the enemy, then immediately use for the move speed to walk out of their return trade range.
Basic Pick
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Land Charm first to guarantee both hits of . This is your primary way to chunk an opponent for 50% HP or more.
Level 6 All-in
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Use the first dash to get a clear angle around minions, land , then dump your damage. Use following dashes to chase or kite.
The Charm Flash
→ Flash
Press first, then immediately Flash toward the target. This hides the animation and gives the enemy almost zero time to react compared to Flashing then pressing E.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | You have the + threat. If you land Charm, you can force a Health Potion or Flash immediately. |
| Level 6 | makes you nearly unkillable and allows you to roam to side lanes with high success. |
| Level 9 | is fully maxed out, allowing you to one-shot the caster minions and shove lanes instantly. |
| Level 11 | The cooldown on drops significantly, allowing you to look for picks more frequently across the map. |
Tips & Tricks
- •Aim at max range so the enemy takes both damage instances before they can react.
- •You can cast then sideways to change the return path of the orb, hitting enemies who try to dodge.
- • prioritizes champions. Use it even if you don't have mana for anything else to proc Electrocute with an auto-attack.
- •Save one charge of for escaping over walls if the fight turns bad.
- • stops dashes—hold it when facing champions like LeBlanc, Jax, or Alistar until they commit to their jump.
- •Use move speed to roam between lanes faster, but watch your mana pool.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Spamming early game→You will run out of mana by Level 4 and be forced to base, losing gold and XP.
- ✕Using aggressively without vision of the enemy jungler→Once Charm is on cooldown, you are an easy target for a gank since you have no hard CC.
- ✕Using all three dashes just for damage→You lose your only escape tool and usually end up dying for a trade that wasn't worth it.
- ✕Missing the return part of →You lose the true damage portion, which is half of the spell's total power.
- ✕Focusing the tank with in a 5v5→You waste your most important cooldown on someone who won't die, leaving the enemy carries free to kill your team.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.3.1 • Generated