Why are people still defending Ahri?

If you're willing to ignore any solid points people are willing to make, how about you look at her popularity/pick/ban. Win rate of 53,55%, #6 of her role Pick rate of 18,32%, #1 of her role

I get that you're trying to convince us that she's a skill champion, and I'm sure you're right, but when this many people play her and a champion still maintains a win rate this high (Example, Vayne) there's usually something beyond the people playing the champion going on. In most cases: The champion is overpowered.

Reasons why she would have a combined stat total this high? The main reason: she's too safe. She can be picked into just about any situation and survive it too. This is because: She has too many tools to prevent ganks, including MS on her Q, her charm and her triple-dash ultimate. She can't get poked down because of her passive. She has plenty of waveclear. She has plenty of range in laning, and the only champions who outrange her either have easily exploitable weak spots (Azir, etc.) or are siege mages who are supposed to outrange her (Ziggs, Xerath, etc.)

It's too difficult to punish this champion for making a mistake, because this champion has too many tools to cover up the mistakes. And yes, there are definitely champions who waveclear better than Ahri, there are also champions who have more sustain than Ahri, but there are NO champions who are this much of an all-rounder; a champion who excels at everything.

I sincerely hope Riot will considering adding more exploitable weak spots into her kit that aren't limited to just counterpicking, but also reward the player for playing well against this, currently, very difficult to impossible to counter champion.