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How to Win Ahri vs Taliyah Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Ahri

based on 1,268 Ahri vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Ahri resulted from an analysis of 1268 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Ahri has to counter Taliyah in only 1.1% of her games.

Ahri vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Ahri does a decent job of beating Taliyah. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions battle each other in. In Ahri vs Taliyah rounds, Ahri’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Ahri vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Ahri vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Taliyah Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.1
5.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.4
< Assists >
8.4
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
172
< Minions Killed >
128
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.54
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,398
< Physical Damage >
694
15,059
< Magic Damage >
21,433
5,000
< True Damage >
1,124
21,458
< Damage Dealt >
23,252
20,822
< Damage Taken >
21,462
11,591
< Gold Earned >
12,160
2
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
5,197
< Total Healing >
4,249
14,543
< Experience >
14,389
21
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
9
71
< Time Dealing CC >
549

How to Counter Taliyah with Ahri in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Ahri versus Taliyah matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Ahri normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Taliyah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Taliyah

Who is Better, Ahri or Taliyah?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually wins when taking on Taliyah, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes a good counter for Taliyah.

While Ahri does have a higher win rate than Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Taliyah.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Taliyah matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ahri is a decent counter for Taliyah. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Taliyah.

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 Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Ahri, we analyzed 1,268 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ahri in order to counter Taliyah 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 mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Taliyah. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Taliyah build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Taliyah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 51.5% battling Taliyah with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Taliyah as Ahri, you 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 runes players chose for Ahri vs Taliyah counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

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