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

Ahri vs Taric

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

based on 1,078 Ahri vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Ahri did battle with Taric 1078 times. With so many games with Ahri versus Taric gives us confidence in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to crush Taric. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Ahri is forced to battle against Taric in only 1.0% of her matches.

Ahri vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a awful job of countering Taric. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.8% of games the champs fight one another in. In Ahri vs Taric matches, Ahri’s team is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Taric.

Best Ahri vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

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 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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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Taric as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Ahri vs Taric Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Taric Image
5.9
< Kills >
1.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.8
7.6
< Assists >
14.5
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
164
< Minions Killed >
36
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.59
1,461
< Physical Damage >
1,996
14,876
< Magic Damage >
4,590
5,536
< True Damage >
753
21,874
< Damage Dealt >
7,339
19,181
< Damage Taken >
23,513
10,994
< Gold Earned >
8,654
1.93
< Towers >
2.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,603
< Total Healing >
11,839
13,852
< Experience >
10,720
19
< Vision Score >
48
9
< Wards Placed >
21
71
< Time Dealing CC >
368

How to Counter Taric with Ahri in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Ahri versus Taric matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the two. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taric’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Taric. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Ahri often has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Taric. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Taric

Who is Better, Ahri or Taric?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ahri usually loses when playing against Taric, with a 44.8% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a poor counter to Taric.

While Ahri does have a much lower winrate compared to Taric, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ahri into Taric.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a bad counter to Taric. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Taric.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Ahri, we analyzed 1,078 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 Taric 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri to counter Taric during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri typically accumulates much more CS compared to Taric. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ahri versus Taric build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Taric than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average winrate of 44.8% battling Taric with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Taric as Ahri, Ahri players should use 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 we have analyed for Ahri vs Taric fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.8% win rate overall.

If you want to get Ahri versus Taric tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game completed with these champions.