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

Ahri vs Lucian

How to Beat Lucian as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lucian as Ahri

based on 6,478 Ahri vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Lucian as Ahri came out of an examination of 6478 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Ahri fights Lucian in only 5.8% of her matches.

Ahri vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Ahri has done a average job of countering Lucian. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Ahri vs Lucian games, Ahri’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Ahri vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
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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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Ahri vs Lucian Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Lucian with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some strategic Ahri against Lucian counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..

Ahri usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Lucian. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Lucian

Who is Better, Ahri or Lucian?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Lucian, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes an ok counter for Lucian.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Lucian.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter to Lucian. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Lucian.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Ahri, 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 Lucian 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 to counter Lucian 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Lucian build consist of Cryptbloom, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Lucian than with most other common builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Lucian with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Lucian 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. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Ahri vs Lucian LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

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