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

Ahri vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Ahri

based on 2,963 Ahri vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Ahri came out of an analysis of 2963 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Ahri is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.6% of her games.

Ahri vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a dismal job of countering Irelia. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs face each other in. In Ahri against Irelia games, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Ahri vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurgeMalignance

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Ahri vs Irelia Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Irelia Image
6
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.9
7.8
< Assists >
4.8
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
162
< Minions Killed >
204
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,551
< Physical Damage >
15,379
14,663
< Magic Damage >
6,162
5,304
< True Damage >
741
21,519
< Damage Dealt >
22,283
19,923
< Damage Taken >
31,232
11,039
< Gold Earned >
12,821
1.87
< Towers >
2.31
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,759
< Total Healing >
10,664
14,066
< Experience >
14,960
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
70
< Time Dealing CC >
109

How to Counter Irelia with Ahri in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some valuable Ahri against Irelia matchup statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between this set of champs. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Ahri normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Irelia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Irelia

Who is Better, Ahri or Irelia?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when playing against Irelia, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Ahri makes an ok counter to Irelia.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Irelia.

Additionally, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This often 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 Ahri vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Ahri, we analyzed 2,963 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 Irelia 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.

Other Useful Resources

Ahri Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ahri to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ahri versus Irelia build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Irelia than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 49.0% battling Irelia with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Irelia as Ahri, Ahri players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Ahri vs Irelia counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

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