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How to Win Lucian vs Ahri Counter MatchupLucian is in the a tier of champions

Lucian vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Lucian in LoLLucian is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Lucian

based on 6,478 Lucian vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our database, Lucian faced off against Ahri 6478 times. With so many matchups for Lucian vs Ahri gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to counter your rival. This matchup is somewhat rare. Lucian fights Ahri in only 2.8% of his games.

Lucian vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Lucian does a average job of countering Ahri. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Lucian against Ahri games, Lucian’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Lucian vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelRapid FirecannonKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lucian to level upq
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Second ability for Lucian to level upe
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Last skill for Lucian to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Ahri

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

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.

Lucian vs Ahri Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Ahri Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.2
6.2
< Deaths >
5.5
6.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
183
< Minions Killed >
168
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,474
< Physical Damage >
1,499
2,591
< Magic Damage >
14,910
526
< True Damage >
5,088
21,591
< Damage Dealt >
21,498
21,090
< Damage Taken >
20,047
12,450
< Gold Earned >
11,279
2.35
< Towers >
1.95
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,067
< Total Healing >
4,871
12,742
< Experience >
14,267
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
40
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Ahri with Lucian in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some influential Lucian vs. Ahri counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Lucian typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lucian and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Ahri

Who is Better, Lucian or Ahri?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ahri, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes an ok counter to Ahri.

While Lucian does have a higher winrate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Ahri.

Moreover, Lucian has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Ahri matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Lucian is a decent counter to Ahri. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lucian

Lucian Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateTeemoTeemo45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateZyraZyra45.8% winrate

Lucian Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.8% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Lucian, we analyzed 6,478 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 Lucian 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lucian to counter Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Ahri. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Lucian versus Ahri build include Guardian Angel, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Ahri than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Ahri with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Ahri as Lucian, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Lucian vs Ahri counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

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