Assassin Ahri (Charm Max 2nd)
Ahri · Mid · Assassin · by nitrous
Build
Doran's Ring400gAbility Power15Health60Mana Regen3 / 5sPassive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.Basic item — no components.
2Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.
1Amplifying Tome435gAbility Power20Basic item — no components.
2Fiendish Codex820g (385g to combine)Ability Power30Fiendish Recall: 10% Cooldown ReductionRecipe
3Boots of Speed325gEnhanced Movement: 25 Move SpeedBasic item — no components.4Doran's Ring400gAbility Power15Health60Mana Regen3 / 5sPassive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.Basic item — no components.5Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.
6Mana Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 100 Mana over 15 seconds.Basic item — no components.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity1,000g (675g to combine)Light Step: 15% Cooldown ReductionEnhanced Movement: 45 Move Speed "This item is dedicated in honor of Ionia's victory over Noxus in the Rematch for the Southern Provinces on 10 December, 20 CLE."Recipe
Morellonomicon2,200g (435g to combine)Ability Power75Mana Regen12 / 5sCooldown Reduction20%Morello's Hatred: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions below 40% Health inflicts Grievous Wounds for 4 seconds. (Grievous Wounds reduces incoming healing and regeneration effects by 50%.)Recipe
Deathfire Grasp3,100g (680g to combine)Ability Power120Cooldown Reduction10%Active: 60s Deals 15% of target champion's maximum Health in magic damage and increases all subsequent magic damage taken by the target by 20% for 4 seconds.Recipe
Rabadon's Deathcap3,300g (840g to combine)Ability Power120Magical Opus: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Recipe
Void Staff2,295g (1,000g to combine)Ability Power70Touch of the Void: Magic damage ignores 35% of the target's Magic Resist.Recipe
Abyssal Scepter2,560g (980g to combine)Ability Power70Magic Resist45Aura - Despair: Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies by 20Recipe
Zhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.Recipe
Mejai's Soulstealer1,235g (800g to combine)Ability Power20Soul Capture: Grants 8 Ability Power per stack. Grants 2 stacks for a kill or 1 stack for an assist (max 20 stacks). A third of the stacks are lost upon death. At 20 stacks, grants 15% Cooldown Reduction.Recipe
Rylai's Crystal Scepter2,900g (605g to combine)Ability Power80Health500Frost Crystal: Dealing spell damage Slows the target's Move Speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target and damage-over-time spells).Recipe
Liandry's Torment2,900g (980g to combine)Ability Power50Health300Eyes of Pain: 15 Magic PenetrationMana Burn: Dealing spell damage applies a damage-over-time effect for 3 seconds that deals bonus magic damage equal to 2% of the target's current Health per second. This bonus damage is doubled against movement-impaired units and capped at 100 damage per second vs. monsters.Recipe
Will of the Ancients2,550g (585g to combine)Ability Power50Aura - Tradition: Grants nearby allied champions 30 Ability Power and 20% Spellvamp.Recipe
Sorcerer's Shoes1,100g (775g to combine)Magic Penetration15Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipeRunes and masteries
x9Mark of Magic PenetrationMark
x9Seal of ArmorSeal
x9Glyph of Scaling Ability PowerGlyph
x3Quintessence of Ability PowerQuint
- Ability Power +15.00
- Magic Penetration +9.00
- Armor +9.00
- Scaling Ability Power +1.80
1/1Summoner's Wrath1/1Improves the Summoner Spells Exhaust, Ignite, Ghost, Surge, Rally, and PromoteExhaust Exhaust also reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist by 10.Ignite While Ignite is on cooldown, gain 5 Ability Power and Attack Damage.Ghost Bonus Move Speed granted by Ghost is increased.Surge Increases the Attack Speed bonus by 5% and the Ability Power bonus by 10%.Rally Rally additionally gives Ability Power.Promote The Siege Rider's bonus Attack Damage aura also affects Champions.
0/4Fury0/4+1% Attack Speed per rank
4/4Sorcery4/4+1% Cooldown Reduction per rank
0/2Butcher0/2Basic attacks deal 2/4 bonus damage to minions and monsters
0/4Deadliness0/4+0.166/0.333/0.498/0.664 Attack Damage per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in offense.
4/4Blast4/4+0.25/0.5/0.75/1 Ability Power per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Destruction0/1Increase damage to turrets by 5%Needs 4 points spent higher in offense.
2/3Havoc2/3Increases damage dealt by 0.67%/1.33%/2%Needs 8 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Weapon Expertise0/1+8% Armor PenetrationNeeds 8 points spent higher in offense.Needs Deadliness at 4/4.
1/1Arcane Knowledge1/1+8% Magic PenetrationNeeds 8 points spent higher in offense.Needs Blast at 4/4.
0/2Lethality0/2+2.5%/5% Critical Strike Damage (5%/10% for melee)Needs 12 points spent higher in offense.
0/2Brute Force0/2+1.5/3 Attack DamageNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
3/3Mental Force3/3+2/4/6 Ability PowerNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
1/1Spellsword1/1Deals 5% of your Ability Power as magic damage on basic attacksNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Frenzy0/1Grants 10% attack speed for 2 seconds after landing a critical hitNeeds 16 points spent higher in offense.Needs Lethality at 2/2.
0/3Sunder0/3+2/4/6 LethalityNeeds 16 points spent higher in offense.
4/4Archmage4/4Increases Ability Power by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%Needs 16 points spent higher in offense.
1/1Executioner1/1Increases damage dealt by 5% to targets below 50% HealthNeeds 20 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Summoner's Resolve0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Cleanse, Heal, Smite, Barrier, and FortifyCleanse Extends the Tenacity buff duration.Heal Gain 5 Health per level.Smite Smite grants 10 gold per cast.Barrier Barrier's Shield is increased.Fortify Turrets deal splash damage around their target.
0/3Perseverance0/3Grants up to +2/4/6 Health Regen per 5 seconds based on missing Health
0/4Durability0/4+1.5/3/4.5/6 Health per level
0/2Tough Skin0/2Reduces damage taken from monsters by 1/2
0/3Hardiness0/3+2/4/6 ArmorNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.
0/3Resistance0/3+2/4/6 Magic ResistNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Bladed Armor0/1Deals 6 damage to any enemy monster that attacks youNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.Needs Tough Skin at 2/2.
0/2Unyielding0/2Reduces damage taken from enemy champions by 1/2Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
0/2Relentless0/2Reduces the effectiveness of slows by 7.5%/15%Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Veteran's Scars0/1+30 HealthNeeds 8 points spent higher in defense.Needs Durability at 4/4.
0/1Safeguard0/1Reduces damage taken from turrets by 5%Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Block0/1Reduces damage taken from champion basic attacks by 3Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.Needs Unyielding at 2/2.
0/3Tenacious0/3Reduces the duration of crowd control effects by 5%/10%/15%Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.
0/3Juggernaut0/3Increases your maximum Health by 1.5%/2.75%/4%Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Defender0/1Grants +1 Armor and Magic Resist for each nearby enemy championNeeds 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/3Legendary Armor0/3Increases bonus Armor and Magic Resist by +2%/4%/6%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Good Hands0/1Reduce time spent dead by 10%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Reinforced Armor0/1Reduce damage taken from critical strikes by 10%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Honor Guard0/1Reduces damage taken from all sources by 3%Needs 20 points spent higher in defense.
1/1Summoner's Insight1/1Improves the Summoner Spells Teleport, Flash, Clarity, Revive, and Clairvoyance.Teleport Teleport's channel time is reduced.Flash Reduces Flash's Cooldown by 15 seconds.Clarity Restores 25% more mana.Revive Revive temporarily grants the user 220-560 Health.Clairvoyance Retain sight on units revealed by Clairvoyance for 5 seconds.
0/3Wanderer0/3Grants +0.66%/1.33%/2% increased Movement Speed when out of combat
3/3Meditation3/3+1/2/3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
1/1Improved Recall1/1Reduces the cast time of Recall by 1 second
0/1Scout0/1Wards gain 25% increased vision range for the first 3 seconds after placing themNeeds 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Mastermind0/3Reduces the cooldown of Summoner Spells by 4%/7%/10%Needs 4 points spent higher in utility.
3/3Expanded Mind3/3+4/7/10 mana per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/2Artificer0/2Reduces the cooldown of activated items by 7.5%/15%Needs 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/4Greed0/4Grants an additional +0.5/1/1.5/2 gold every 10 secondsNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Runic Affinity0/1Increases the duration of neutral monster buffs by 20%Needs 8 points spent higher in utility.
1/3Vampirism1/3+1%/2%/3% Lifesteal and Spell VampNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Biscuiteer0/1Start the game with a regenerative biscuit that restores 80 Health and 50 Mana over 10 secondsNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/2Wealth0/2Increases starting gold by 40/75Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.Needs Greed at 4/4.
0/4Awareness0/4Increases Experience earned by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Strength of Spirit0/3Up to +1/2/3 Health Regen per 5 seconds for each 400 Mana you possessNeeds 12 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Explorer0/1Start the game with an Explorer's Ward.Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.Needs Biscuiteer at 1/1.
0/1Pickpocket0/1Grants 5 gold (melee) or 3 gold (ranged) each time you basic attack an enemy champion (5s cooldown)Needs 16 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Intelligence0/3+2%/4%/6% Cooldown ReductionNeeds 16 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Nimble0/1Grants 3% increased Movement SpeedNeeds 20 points spent higher in utility.Skill order
ultimate at 6, 11 and 16
Essence Theft
Essence TheftPassive
Gains a charge of Essence Theft whenever a spell hits an enemy. Upon reaching maximum charges, the next spell restores Ahri's Health.
Orb of DeceptionQOrb of DeceptionQ
Ahri sends out and pulls back her orb, dealing magic damage on the way out and true damage on the way back.
- Damage
- 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 + 32.5% AP
- Cooldown
- 7s
- Cost
- 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 Mana
- Range
- 970
Fox-FireWFox-FireW
Ahri releases three fox-fires, that lock onto and attack nearby enemies.
- Damage
- 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 + 40% AP
- Half Damage
- 12 / 19.5 / 27 / 34.5 / 42 + 12% AP
- Cooldown
- 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5s
- Cost
- 50 Mana
- Range
- 700
CharmECharmE
Ahri blows a kiss that damages and Charms the first enemy hit. They also take more damage from her for several seconds.
- Damage
- 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 + 35% AP
- Cooldown
- 12s
- Cost
- 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 Mana
- Range
- 975
Spirit RushRSpirit RushR
Ahri dashes forward and fires essence bolts, damaging 3 nearby enemies (prioritizes Champions). Spirit Rush can be cast up to three times before going on cooldown.
- Damage
- 70 / 110 / 150 + 30% AP
- Cooldown
- 110 / 95 / 80s
- Cost
- 100 Mana
- Range
- 450
- Orb of Deception (Q) takes points at levels 1, 4, 5, 7, 8.
- Fox-Fire (W) takes points at levels 3, 14, 15, 17, 18.
- Charm (E) takes points at levels 2, 9, 10, 12, 13.
- Spirit Rush (R) takes points at levels 6, 11, 16.
Why these items
Openingsall within the 475 starting gold
- Doran's Ring400gAbility Power15Health60Mana Regen3 / 5sPassive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.Basic item — no components.2Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.
Starter — The opening as the guide publishes it.
Corein buy order
- 1Amplifying Tome435gAbility Power20Basic item — no components.
Amplifying TomeAmplifying Tome435gAbility Power20Basic item — no components.435g
- 2Fiendish Codex820g (385g to combine)Ability Power30Fiendish Recall: 10% Cooldown ReductionRecipe
Fiendish CodexFiendish Codex820g (385g to combine)Ability Power30Fiendish Recall: 10% Cooldown ReductionRecipe
820g - 3Boots of Speed325gEnhanced Movement: 25 Move SpeedBasic item — no components.
Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed325gEnhanced Movement: 25 Move SpeedBasic item — no components.325g
4Doran's Ring400gAbility Power15Health60Mana Regen3 / 5sPassive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.Basic item — no components.Doran's RingDoran's Ring400gAbility Power15Health60Mana Regen3 / 5sPassive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.Basic item — no components.400g
5Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.Health PotionHealth Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.35g
6Mana Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 100 Mana over 15 seconds.Basic item — no components.Mana PotionMana Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 100 Mana over 15 seconds.Basic item — no components.35g
Situationalonly when the game asks for it
Zhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.RecipeZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.Recipe
3,260g
Mejai's Soulstealer1,235g (800g to combine)Ability Power20Soul Capture: Grants 8 Ability Power per stack. Grants 2 stacks for a kill or 1 stack for an assist (max 20 stacks). A third of the stacks are lost upon death. At 20 stacks, grants 15% Cooldown Reduction.RecipeMejai's SoulstealerMejai's Soulstealer1,235g (800g to combine)Ability Power20Soul Capture: Grants 8 Ability Power per stack. Grants 2 stacks for a kill or 1 stack for an assist (max 20 stacks). A third of the stacks are lost upon death. At 20 stacks, grants 15% Cooldown Reduction.Recipe
1,235g
Rylai's Crystal Scepter2,900g (605g to combine)Ability Power80Health500Frost Crystal: Dealing spell damage Slows the target's Move Speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target and damage-over-time spells).RecipeRylai's Crystal ScepterRylai's Crystal Scepter2,900g (605g to combine)Ability Power80Health500Frost Crystal: Dealing spell damage Slows the target's Move Speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target and damage-over-time spells).Recipe
2,900g
Liandry's Torment2,900g (980g to combine)Ability Power50Health300Eyes of Pain: 15 Magic PenetrationMana Burn: Dealing spell damage applies a damage-over-time effect for 3 seconds that deals bonus magic damage equal to 2% of the target's current Health per second. This bonus damage is doubled against movement-impaired units and capped at 100 damage per second vs. monsters.RecipeLiandry's TormentLiandry's Torment2,900g (980g to combine)Ability Power50Health300Eyes of Pain: 15 Magic PenetrationMana Burn: Dealing spell damage applies a damage-over-time effect for 3 seconds that deals bonus magic damage equal to 2% of the target's current Health per second. This bonus damage is doubled against movement-impaired units and capped at 100 damage per second vs. monsters.Recipe
2,900g
Will of the Ancients2,550g (585g to combine)Ability Power50Aura - Tradition: Grants nearby allied champions 30 Ability Power and 20% Spellvamp.RecipeWill of the AncientsWill of the Ancients2,550g (585g to combine)Ability Power50Aura - Tradition: Grants nearby allied champions 30 Ability Power and 20% Spellvamp.Recipe
2,550g
Sorcerer's Shoes1,100g (775g to combine)Magic Penetration15Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipeSorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes1,100g (775g to combine)Magic Penetration15Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe
1,100g
Notes
the author's own wordsI've had a lot of success with a 2nd max charm, increased duration earlier in the game to snowball off of picks. Works best if you can land charm consistently and transition leads into game winning snowballs.
Build by nitrous, transcribed from the League Classic Wiki archive.