Riot is biased towards Ahri

iTaLenTZ··4 votes·966 views

I think its a fun champ to play and play against her kit is definitely not toxic or broken but I believe she is overpowered/a bit overloaded. At first Ahri got reworked and doesn't rely on the charm anymore for amplified damage because all her other spells got buffed. Then DFG got removed and she received a 'compensation' buff but she was the ONLY one! And to be honest she didn't even needed that buff nor DFG because she was a slod champ already. And other champs who bought the item remained untouched! Then all the AP items got reworked but her 'compensation' buff was never entirely removed after the introduction of Luden's Echo which was actually a better item for her kit after her rework than DFG would have been. So I don't see why she hasn't been nerfed yet other than Riot really likes her and therefor is biased towards Ahri. Her laningphase is extremely safe and easy and therefor a solid blindpick even in pro scene. I think the main problems are her passive and ms boost on Q.

Lets assume she is an assasin

  • Then remove her passive. She goes in and out with her ult and its not even a skillshot. Therefor she doesn't need the heal to get out alive after deleting a squishy. In lane you really don't need a lot of skill to play Ahri because you can afford to make tons of mistakes without getting punished for it. She can easily farm and don't try to trade with her because 1 wave later she is back at full HP. That is by far my biggest problem with her.
  • Because her lanephase is too safe and easy and Luden'Echo also gives ms boost I would delete the ms boost from her Q and make it her passive so each time she casts the 3rd spell she gains a slight ms boost, less than she gains now but now with ever spell. Then she has too make relevant choices wether she wants to push someone out of lane, zone him or escape a gank rather than all options being available all the time.

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AkabaneKun3 votes

Better nerf Eve though.

SmokinSickStyle1 votes

Or Gut Kegplank completely.

The new ability that refreshed Gangplank's gameplay, murdered in damage (120 less base dmg) for no apparent reason.

I HIGHLY hope that it's much of a mistake as that Zed buff not so long ago (E base dmg upped by 100 points and confirmed to be a bug).

SnugglePuggle943 votes

You think AHRI's kit is OVERLOADED? HA! This atrocity's kit, Yasuo, is more overloaded than hers. Hell ,even stupid Ekko's kit is more overloaded than she is. Ahri is fine. They nerfed her passive heal so it doesn't do as much, and her MS boost is fine too. With all the crazy, stupid gap closer, dashing, high mobility champs, people can still catch her. You don't need to be QQing about a champ that is in a fine place.

SmokinSickStyle2 votes

She's not in a fine place if her winrate went 55%+ after her "compensation", and after the small nerfs she still hovers around that winrate.

The problem with Ahri is that compared to other overloaded kits, she's also ranged with sustain, whereas Yas, Ekko or Lee are melee.

Yeah not so much when compared to how much mobility they have, but range has always been an undiscussed advantage in every game, not just LoL.

SnugglePuggle942 votes

Her Q range is actually quite mid level, not the best. All her spells are. Also her sustain, like I just said has been nerfed, and it takes 8 stacks to even use it. Yes, she is in a fine place. So what, even if her win rate is good, doesn't mean she needs nerfed or changed. It's just because that she is in a fine place, and people know how to use her effectively to win. There are plenty out there that don't know how to play her and lose plenty of games.

SmokinSickStyle1 votes

Still ranged, the last thing she'd need is more range on her abilities.

Winrate is not the only reason that defines if a champion needs nerf that's true, but her overall popularity and pretty much everyone acknowledging and publicly admitting she's a top tier midlaner since her "compensation" must mean something right?

Difficulty should never be a reason to not balance a champion, sadly in our situation it is (Otherwise Orianna would have gotten real nerfs back in the days when she was abused by pros instead of a mere 6 AD nerf ).

Ahri's power should be reduced simply because it's not fair that other champs are continuosly nerfed as soon as they become a little stronger (Like the Poor Rek'sai or the recent nerfs on Gangplank).

It's just not fair that when DFG got removed because she was strong with it, they actually buffed her and trashed Morde and Veigar with nerfs that had nothing to do with DFG.

So now she doesn't need to buy DFG and she even got buffed for it.

Even after the small nerfs she's still top tier, doesn't that ring a bell?

This is why i agree with the OP.

Riot is biased towards Ahri (And not only her.).

This blatant favoritism needs to go.

Stars Shaper2 votes

I guess Yasuo also has true damage and autotarget tools am I right?

SnugglePuggle941 votes

Her true damage is easy to dodge, unlike Yasuo's stupid ass wind wall.

Stars Shaper1 votes

Indeed, I too can't resist the temptation to throw every missle I have as soon as that windy thing comes on the field.. who does he think he is?

DrNova3 votes

Her main strength is mobility. Her damage is average for a mage. Her mana costs prevent her from spamming skills. Contrary to what circlejerk claims her sustain is quite small.

She is just very mobile. And let's be honest, the small second ms boost from Q is a minor part of that. People just like to complain cause she is harder to catch, but with so much mobility and cc in favor right now, she just manages to stay alive.

She doesn't often carry the game herself. Usually end high in assists, unless she gets a bad lane opponent and gets fed early

Ahri licks Lux1 votes

the ms boost = shes a fox, she has to be faster than other mages ,only makes sense

shes not an assassin cus she cant 100-0% anyone anymore

shes pretty weak when her ulti is down and most bruisers beat her up easy, ahri needs a buff not a nerf, her early game is super shit her mana cost is insane and her q dmg is crap for how hard it is to land it

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