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Diana vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Diana in LoLDiana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Diana

based on 5,132 Diana vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Diana came out of an evaluation of 5132 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Diana encounters Ahri in only 3.2% of her matches.

Diana vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Diana has done a good job of beating Ahri. On average, she wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champions battle one another in. In Diana against Ahri games, Diana’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Diana vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneBanshee's VeilZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Ahri

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

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.

Diana vs Ahri Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Ahri Image
7.7
< Kills >
5.8
6.5
< Deaths >
5.7
6.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
101
< Minions Killed >
162
0.79
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,849
< Physical Damage >
1,336
18,459
< Magic Damage >
13,568
958
< True Damage >
4,823
21,267
< Damage Dealt >
19,729
24,011
< Damage Taken >
19,741
12,221
< Gold Earned >
10,900
1.77
< Towers >
1.79
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,719
< Total Healing >
4,624
14,193
< Experience >
13,969
20
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
123
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Ahri with Diana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Diana against Ahri matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between the pair. Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ahri..

Diana normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Ahri. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Diana and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Ahri

Who is Better, Diana or Ahri?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Diana usually wins when trying to fight Ahri, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes a great counter for Ahri.

While Diana does have a higher winrate than Ahri, when facing one another, Diana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Diana into Ahri.

Moreover, Diana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Ahri matchups, Diana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Diana is a great counter for Ahri. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Diana against Ahri.

Additional Information for Diana Players

How We Calculated Our Diana vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Diana, we analyzed 5,132 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 Diana 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 Diana in order to counter Ahri 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana often racks up less CS as Ahri. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Diana versus Ahri build consist of Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Diana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Ahri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Diana had an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Ahri with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Ahri as Diana, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Diana vs Ahri counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Diana versus Ahri tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds run with these champions.