Ahri Top Lane Build Guide: Complete Build, Runes, and Matchups

Ahri Top Lane Build Guide: Complete Build, Runes, and Matchups

By Marcus Chen

March 16, 2025 at 07:00 AM

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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