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How to Win Ahri vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ahri

based on 4,648 Ahri vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Ahri did battle with Kai'Sa 4648 times. Including so many matchups for Ahri versus Kai'Sa gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to annihilate your enemy. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Ahri is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of her rounds.

Ahri vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Ahri does a good job of beating Kai'Sa. On average, she wins a terrific 52.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Ahri vs Kai'Sa matches, Ahri’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Ahri vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomLiandry's TormentMalignance

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 BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Ahri vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.6
5.6
< Deaths >
6.3
7.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
164
< Minions Killed >
180
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,460
< Physical Damage >
12,065
14,661
< Magic Damage >
8,193
5,049
< True Damage >
419
21,171
< Damage Dealt >
20,677
19,987
< Damage Taken >
20,014
11,243
< Gold Earned >
12,530
2.06
< Towers >
2.15
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,843
< Total Healing >
4,358
14,226
< Experience >
12,818
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
69
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Ahri in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several strategic Ahri versus Kai'Sa matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kai'Sa..

Ahri typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Ahri or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Ahri does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ahri into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Kai'Sa matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ahri is a good counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Ahri, we analyzed 4,648 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 Kai'Sa 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ahri versus Kai'Sa build consist of Void Staff, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Kai'Sa than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Kai'Sa as Ahri, Ahri players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ahri vs Kai'Sa LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.3% winrate overall.

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