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Ahri vs Taric

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How to Beat Taric as Ahri

based on 1,530 Ahri vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our dataset, Ahri fought Taric 1530 times. Having so many matchups for Ahri vs Taric provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to wreck Taric. This matchup is somewhat rare. Ahri fights Taric in only 1.4% of her matches.

Ahri vs Taric Matchup Summary

Ahri has done a great job of beating Taric. Normally, she wins a fantastic 54.2% of the time the champs face each other in. In Ahri against Taric rounds, Ahri’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Taric.

Best Ahri vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Luden's TempestRabadon's DeathcapShadowflame

Optional Items

Horizon FocusBanshee's VeilZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Guide to Countering Taric as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Taric

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 Taric

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Ahri vs Taric Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Taric Image
5.7
< Kills >
1.5
4.6
< Deaths >
6.1
7.5
< Assists >
11.9
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
153
< Minions Killed >
31
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,392
< Physical Damage >
1,379
13,583
< Magic Damage >
3,191
4,974
< True Damage >
497
19,950
< Damage Dealt >
5,067
17,973
< Damage Taken >
20,184
10,423
< Gold Earned >
7,204
1.93
< Towers >
1.81
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,518
< Total Healing >
9,064
13,203
< Experience >
9,597
19
< Vision Score >
35
9
< Wards Placed >
15
66
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Taric with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Ahri against Taric matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taric’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Taric. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Ahri typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Taric. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Taric

Who is Better, Ahri or Taric?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually wins when playing against Taric, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a great counter to Taric.

While Ahri does have a much higher winrate than Taric, when facing one another, Ahri also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ahri into Taric.

Moreover, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taric. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Taric matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ahri is a great counter to Taric. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Taric.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Ahri, we analyzed 1,530 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 Taric 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Ahri to counter Taric during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri typically picks up much more CS relative to Taric. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ahri versus Taric build include Luden's Tempest, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame. When Ahri bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Taric than with most other common builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 54.2% when countering Taric with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Taric as Ahri, you 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 builds that we analyzed for Ahri vs Taric LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 54.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taric as Ahri are shown for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.