When enemy frontliners stack Magic Resistance and blunt your magic damage
Void Staff adds 40% Magic Penetration, and build 1 totals +48% and +48 Magic Penetration. Both figures are higher than build 2's, so magic damage still gets through against targets stacking Magic Resistance. Stormsurge applies Squall when you deal damage equal to 25% of a champion's max HP within 2.5 seconds, and also grants you 25% bonus Movement Speed for 2.5s (25s cooldown). Squall strikes 2 seconds later for 125 + 10% AP magic damage, and if the target dies before the strike, you gain 25 gold.
When physical-damage enemies dive in and you are the first one they target
Zhonya's Hourglass adds +40 Armor, and its Stasis active makes you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds. You cannot move, attack, cast abilities or use items during that time, and it has a 90s cooldown. When a champion you damaged within 3s dies, Cryptbloom releases a nova from their corpse that restores (100 + 20% AP) HP to allies (60s cooldown). Build 2 totals +30 Ability Haste, while its Magic Penetration of +38% and +33 is lower than build 1's.
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Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)
1
2
3
1
Ult
1
1
2
Ult
2
2
3
Ult
3
3
Max Skill 1 first as your main damage source with strong wave clear, then level Skill 2, which is handy for chasing down kills.
Ahri Strengths
✓High mobility from Ult (Spirit Rush)
✓Burst and catch potential from Charm
Ahri Weaknesses
×Damage depends on landing skillshots
×Fragile with few escapes while Ult is down
Ahri Early Game
Use the two-way damage of Skill 1 to clear the wave and poke the enemy at the same time. Skill 3 (Charm) costs a lot of mana and leaves a large opening if missed. Save it for guaranteed hits or for following up a jungler gank.
Ahri Mid Game
Use Ult's mobility to roam to other lanes and move the game. When you spot an isolated enemy out of position, go in with Ult, land Charm, and secure the kill. This is where your snowball picks up.
Ahri Late Game
In the late game, play as an assassin hunting the enemy's squishy carries. Engage with Ult from out of vision, kill the carry, and dash back to safety with the remaining Ult charges. This hit-and-run pattern is your late-game default.
Ahri Teamfights
Avoid fighting front-to-back in teamfights. Stay in their blind spots on the flank and keep targeting the enemy ADC or mage. Start the fight by catching someone with Charm, and stick to hit-and-run so you never draw too much focus.
⚠️ Common Mistakes
Wasting Charm (Skill 3)
Throwing Charm out randomly and missing costs you both your best self-peel and your catch tool, which enemy assassins will punish. Poke with Skill 1 and save Charm for gank follow-ups or guaranteed kills. From Level 5 you can use Ult to escape, so wait for the opening.
Ahri Combos
Basic Trade
Land the 1.4s charm from Skill 3, then guarantee your Skill 1 and Skill 2.
3▶
1▶
2▶
AA
All-in
Reposition with Ult to land Skill 3, unload the rest, then escape with a final Ult dash.
Ult▶
3▶
1▶
2▶
Ult▶
AA
Ahri Skills
Passive
Essence Theft
Grants a stack of Essence Theft if her ability hits a target. At 3 stacks, Ahri's next ability that hits an enemy heals her for 40 (40 + 20%AP).
If an enemy champion that Ahri has damaged within 3 seconds dies, she will consume their essence to heal herself for 80 (80 + 35%AP).
Skill 1
Orb of Deception
⏳ 7s
Launches an orb that deals 40 magic damage (40 +45%AP) on the way out, and 40 true damage (40 +45%AP) on the way back.
Details
LVL 1
LVL 2
LVL 3
LVL 4
Cost
65
70
75
80
Base Damage
40
75
110
145
Skill 2
Fox-Fire
⏳ 8s
Releases 3 fox-fires that seek nearby enemies and deal 45 magic damage (45 + 35%AP). Ahri gains 45% Movement Speed that decays over 1.5 seconds.
Enemies hit by multiple fox-fires take 30% damage for each fox-fire beyond the first. Fox-fires prioritize champions hit by Charm, followed by recently attacked enemies.
Details
LVL 1
LVL 2
LVL 3
LVL 4
Cooldown
8
7
6
5
Base Damage
45
80
115
150
Skill 3
Charm
⏳ 12s
Ahri blows a kiss, dealing 60 magic damage (60 + 50%AP) and charming the first enemy hit, causing them to walk towards Ahri for 1.4 seconds.
This ability can be recast up to 2 more times within 12 seconds.
During Spirit Rush, if Ahri devours a champion's essence with Essence Theft, Ahri will extend Spirit Rush's recast duration up to 10 seconds, and she gains an extra charge of Spirit Rush (Can store up to 3 charges).
Dash range increases while leveling up. Essence bolts attack champions first.
Ahri has received an Art & Sustainability Update (ASU) that refreshes her look while keeping her iconic silhouette intact. The update rebuilds her model and rig, gives her tails more natural animation, smooths out her visual effects, and improves the animation across her whole kit.
Her existing skins have also been updated to meet current quality standards; Riot cites player feedback as the reason.
This is a visual pass only — no stats or ability numbers changed. That said, the redrawn effects mean that anyone who reads Ahri's hitboxes and cast timings off the old visuals will be briefly out of sync, on both sides of the matchup. Skins you already own are covered by the new quality bar too, so they will look different the next time you play them.
Targeting logic for Fox Fire (Skill 2) has been optimised. Marking an enemy with a basic attack or with Charm (Skill 3) keeps Fox Fire (Skill 2) from spreading.
Charm
The cast feel of Charm (Skill 3) has been optimised so the Charm → Flash combo (Skill 3 → Flash) is easier to execute.
Fox Fire splits before it flies out, and the frustration was watching the flames scatter onto minions or the wrong champion. Marking a target with a basic attack or Charm keeps them together, so the damage lands where it was aimed. The Charm → Flash input also goes through more reliably, which makes stepping past her cast range to land the Charm a far more repeatable play.
