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

Ahri vs Viktor

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

based on 1,475 Ahri vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Ahri came out of an analysis of 1475 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Ahri fights Viktor in only 1.3% of her games.

Ahri vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a below average job of beating Viktor. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champions face one another in. In Ahri against Viktor rounds, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Viktor.

Best Ahri vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassStormsurgeMalignance

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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Ahri vs Viktor Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Viktor Image
6
< Kills >
6.1
5.1
< Deaths >
5.8
7.2
< Assists >
6.6
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
169
< Minions Killed >
184
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,325
< Physical Damage >
502
14,238
< Magic Damage >
24,794
4,939
< True Damage >
695
20,503
< Damage Dealt >
25,992
20,771
< Damage Taken >
18,600
11,188
< Gold Earned >
12,047
1.92
< Towers >
2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,244
< Total Healing >
1,635
14,293
< Experience >
14,942
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
69
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Viktor with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Ahri versus Viktor matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Viktor..

Ahri usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Viktor

Who is Better, Ahri or Viktor?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Viktor, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a bad counter to Viktor.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Viktor, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Viktor.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Viktor.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Ahri, we analyzed 1,475 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 Viktor 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 Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Viktor. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities 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 surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ahri versus Viktor build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Viktor than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Viktor with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Viktor as Ahri, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Ahri vs Viktor battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Ahri x Viktor tips and counter stats for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game with data with both champs.