Ahri =^_^=

Mums·Jul 24, 2014·3 votes·607 views

I used to play Ahri a lot, but she was (and kinda still is) mana hungry in lane, so I retired her. I played her a little bit before the 4.12 patch, and did well; but I struggled a little against harass and remembered why I stopped playing her to begin with.

Today's game was one of my first few games as Ahri after the patch, and the mana cost reduction on her Orb of Deception is making a significant difference in her laning phase for me. I can poke back a little more now, worrying less about going oom and focusing more on what's happening around me.

Admittedly, Ahri's role in Riot's new cinematic film restored some interest in playing her, but I'm really pleased with her overall performance and effectiveness. I wish I had recordings of my recent games with her; I almost forgot how much fun she was to play.

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1466346400/215790803

4 Comments

KhodexusJul 24, 20142 votes

Yeah, though I didn't like in the cinematic how she seemed kinda useless half the time. Even at the end she was like 'no I'm going to die' and then suddenly pulled out her ult. If she had her ult ready, why didn't she use it before then? Doesn't honestly make sense.

The rest of the cinematic was pretty awesome though.

I still play Ahri from time to time, and I've always prioritized a few mana regen items on her just so I don't have to worry about mana past the laning phase. But it would be nice not to have to compensate for her low mana regeneration, then I could build items focusing on something else.

MumsJul 24, 20141 votes

What struck me the most in the cinematic was her agility and quick, sleek movements - like I would expect from a good Ahri player. Dodging the Zyra ultimate wouldn't really work out like that in a game, but it was still pretty cool to see. I think Riot was slowly building up Ahri's ultimate to show how quickly an engagement can turn around with her when she's ready to go all-in. It's too bad our gameplay can't have the mechanics shown in the cinematic, but I'm not complaining. d:

With Mana Regeneration seals, I find it much easier to focus on building damage early on, especially with the recent buff. I'd definitely get a Chalice as soon as I'm able, but sometimes the damage and cooldown reduction from Fiendish Codex seems more appealing than being able to stay in lane a little longer.

I just hope Ahri doesn't become so overplayed that Riot imposes a nerf on her; I feel she's perfect as-is, currently.

KhodexusJul 25, 20141 votes

Yeah she's pretty good. Though I still play Vel'Koz and Ziggs more often than her. She's definitely one of my top picks, however.

And yeah I get building up her ultimate, it just seemed like the timing was a little... too coincidental. She literally killed him with the last 3 hits in the game, and right after Leona threw out her ultimate too. It was also hard to tell what was going on for people who didn't know what her ultimate is (showed the vid to some friends who are interested in LoL but haven't actually played much yet). Because you don't actually get to see any of the shots him Darius, or any other kind of impact against him really.

I just felt like that last exchange could have been handled a little better. Overall, it was still a pretty awesome cinematic. And that complaint is 'ultimately' minor (pun intended :p ).