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

Ahri vs Vladimir

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

based on 3,031 Ahri vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our database, Ahri faced off against Vladimir 3031 times. Using so many matchups for Ahri vs Vladimir gives us faith in our capability to prepare informative stats and a supported build to obliterate Vladimir. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Ahri has to counter Vladimir in only 2.7% of her games.

Ahri vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a below average job of countering Vladimir. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champions face each other in. In Ahri versus Vladimir matches, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Vladimir.

Best Ahri vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Ahri vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Vladimir Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.4
5.2
< Deaths >
5.1
7.3
< Assists >
5.8
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
168
< Minions Killed >
185
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,715
< Physical Damage >
796
16,170
< Magic Damage >
22,754
5,381
< True Damage >
373
23,266
< Damage Dealt >
23,923
19,888
< Damage Taken >
32,903
11,084
< Gold Earned >
11,808
1.86
< Towers >
2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,874
< Total Healing >
28,051
14,152
< Experience >
15,005
20
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
116

How to Counter Vladimir with Ahri in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some important Ahri vs. Vladimir matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vladimir..

Ahri usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Vladimir. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Vladimir

Who is Better, Ahri or Vladimir?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when playing against Vladimir, with a 47.4% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes a poor counter to Vladimir.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate than Vladimir, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Ahri into Vladimir.

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

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

Ahri is a garbage counter for Vladimir. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing 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 Vladimir.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Ahri, we analyzed 3,031 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 Vladimir 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 in order to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Vladimir. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Vladimir build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ahri included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Vladimir than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 47.4% battling Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Vladimir as Ahri, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Ahri vs Vladimir counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

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