Background Image
How to Win Ahri vs Gragas Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
MageAssassin
FighterMage

How to Beat Gragas as Ahri

based on 1,733 Ahri vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our data, Ahri engaged Gragas 1733 times. Using so many matchups for Ahri versus Gragas gives us faith in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to suppress Gragas. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Ahri has to counter Gragas in only 1.5% of her matches.

Ahri vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Ahri has done a good job of countering Gragas. On average, she wins a terrific 52.3% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Ahri versus Gragas games, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Ahri vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Gragas

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Ahri vs Gragas Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Gragas Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
7.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
168
< Minions Killed >
104
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.61
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,549
< Physical Damage >
1,368
15,368
< Magic Damage >
17,551
5,163
< True Damage >
609
22,082
< Damage Dealt >
19,529
20,174
< Damage Taken >
29,315
11,429
< Gold Earned >
11,089
1.96
< Towers >
1.43
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
4,937
< Total Healing >
12,242
14,350
< Experience >
13,791
20
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
8
73
< Time Dealing CC >
405

How to Counter Gragas with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some influential Ahri versus Gragas matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gragas..

Ahri normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Gragas

Who is Better, Ahri or Gragas?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually wins when trying to fight Gragas, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes a good counter to Gragas.

While Ahri does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ahri into Gragas.

Moreover, Ahri has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Gragas matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Ahri is an above average counter for Gragas. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Ahri, we analyzed 1,733 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gragas as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ahri Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often accumulates more CS as Gragas. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ahri versus Gragas build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Gragas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 52.3% battling Gragas with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Gragas as Ahri, Ahri players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Ahri vs Gragas clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Ahri are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located above.