
Ahri Top Lane Build Guide: Complete Build, Runes, and Matchups
Ahri Top is a versatile mage with a 53.6% win rate in Emerald+ matches. This guide covers optimal builds, matchups, and strategies.
Most Popular Build (53.6% WR, 364 matches)
- Summoner Spells: Flash, Teleport
- Runes: Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, Transcendence
- Rune Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling
- Core Items: Malignance → Sorcerer's Shoes → Horizon Focus
- Final Items: Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, Banshee's Veil
- Skill Order: Q > W > E
Alternative Build (51.1% WR, 90 matches)
- Core Items: Luden's Companion → Sorcerer's Shoes → Shadowflame
- Final Items: Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Cryptbloom
- Same runes and skill order as above
Best Matchups:
- Zed (81.8% WR)
- Viktor (80.0% WR)
- Warwick (75.0% WR)
- Dr. Mundo (75.0% WR)
- Tahm Kench (70.0% WR)
Worst Matchups:
- Cassiopeia (24.2% WR)
- Cho'Gath (28.1% WR)
- Yasuo (33.3% WR)
- Galio (36.4% WR)
- Sylas (40.0% WR)
Strong Synergies:
- Poppy (55.6% WR)
- Darius (55.5% WR)
- Rek'Sai (54.4% WR)
- Gwen (53.8% WR)
- Dr. Mundo (53.6% WR)
Situational Items: Consider adapting your rune shards (Armor/Magic Resist) based on lane matchup. Adjust your item build according to team compositions and game state.
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