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How to Win Elise vs Ahri Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Elise in LoLElise is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Elise

based on 780 Elise vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our database, Elise did battle with Ahri 780 times. Using so many games with Elise versus Ahri provides us confidence in our capability to produce useful data and a solid build to crush Ahri. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Elise has to counter Ahri in only 2.8% of her games.

Elise vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise has done a dismal job of beating Ahri. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Elise against Ahri matches, Elise’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Elise vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Ahri

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Elise vs Ahri Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Ahri Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.9
6.3
< Deaths >
5.7
7.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
30
< Minions Killed >
161
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,162
< Physical Damage >
1,489
15,831
< Magic Damage >
14,133
1,354
< True Damage >
4,749
18,348
< Damage Dealt >
20,372
28,978
< Damage Taken >
19,900
11,266
< Gold Earned >
11,030
1.39
< Towers >
1.94
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,113
< Total Healing >
4,671
12,756
< Experience >
13,808
25
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
10
172
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Ahri with Elise in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several strategic Elise vs. Ahri counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Elise normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives more damage than Ahri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Elise and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Ahri

Who is Better, Elise or Ahri?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Elise usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ahri, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes an ok counter to Ahri.

While Elise does have a lower winrate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Elise also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Elise into Ahrias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Elise also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Elise is a somewhat poor counter to Ahri. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Elise against Ahri.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Elise, we analyzed 780 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 Ahri as Elise 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 Elise to counter Ahri 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 shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Ahri. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Elise versus Ahri build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Ahri than with most other common builds. In fact, Elise boasted an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Ahri with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Ahri as Elise, you should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Elise vs Ahri counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Elise are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.