Ahri Support Guide: Complete Build, Runes & Strategy Analysis

Ahri Support Guide: Complete Build, Runes & Strategy Analysis

By Marcus Chen

March 16, 2025 at 04:31 PM

Ahri Support is a mid-range mage who excels at catching enemies out of position and providing burst damage. Her success heavily depends on proper positioning and skill shot accuracy.

Core Build (47.0% Win Rate | 542 matches):

  • Summoner Spells: Flash, Ignite
  • Runes: Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, Transcendence
  • Rune Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling
  • Core Items: Zaz'Zak's Realmspike → Sorcerer's Shoes → Malignance
  • Full Build: Add Liandry's Torment → Stormsurge → Cryptbloom
  • Skill Order: Q > W > E

Alternative Build (59.5% Win Rate | 79 matches):

  • Same Summoner Spells
  • Runes: Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Deep Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Celerity, Gathering Storm
  • Core Items: Celestial Opposition → Ionian Boots → Malignance
  • Full Build: Add Horizon Focus → Zhonya's Hourglass → Stormsurge

Best Matchups:

  • Miss Fortune (80.0% WR)
  • Shaco (62.5% WR)
  • Neeko (60.0% WR)
  • Leona (59.1% WR)
  • Janna (58.8% WR)

Worst Matchups:

  • Anivia (16.7% WR)
  • Galio (16.7% WR)
  • Amumu (20.0% WR)
  • Mel (26.1% WR)
  • Seraphine (28.0% WR)

Key Tips:

  • Play conservatively early game, especially when E is on cooldown
  • Poke enemies before committing to all-ins
  • Focus on peeling for carries in teamfights
  • Look for picks on out-of-position enemies
  • Adjust build and runes based on enemy team composition

Best Synergies:

  • Poppy (56.3% WR)
  • Darius (55.4% WR)
  • Gwen (54.3% WR)
  • Rek'Sai (54.2% WR)
  • Nocturne (53.5% WR)

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