Just bought Ahri, and she is so freaking fun to use! My fav champ no doubt! But I have been unlucky with the matchups. Leblanc and Vladimir in a row. So wondering if you have tips/tricks that help you in "difficult" matchups, or just some general tips and tricks.
Alox2 votesVlad and Leblanc are some of Ahri's toughest match ups typically they are good counter picks vs her.
Vs Vlad all I can say is to just farm and poke until he is low enough that he has to leave lane, one important tip is to make sure that Vlad's Sanguine Pool is on Cooldown before attempting an all in on him otherwise you're just going to waste all your damage. I would recommend getting a 
as soon as possible, to lower the healing he gets from spell vamp.
Vs. Leblanc it all comes down to charming Leblanc when she uses Distortion to come in and burst you, try to avoid her Ethereal Chains (E) if she lands them on you don't be afraid to use your Ult to escape if you need to, getting snared by Leblanc allows her to freely cast her burst combo on you and kill you. If you are struggling vs Leblanc I would recommend rushing 
so you can survive her bust damage better.
Vs. Both champions I would recommend this rune page: 9x Magic Pen Reds 9x Flat HP Yellows 9x Flat MR Blues 3x Flat AP Quints
the Extra HP and MR will help you survive the early game and Flat HP is better vs Armor because they deal primarily magic damage.
Alox1 votesOne extra thing I like to add, if you plan on going all in for a kill on either Vlad and Leblanc it's important that they are around 50% HP at the very least.
When going in either Leblanc or Vlad I would use Ignite immediately at the start of the all in why?
Leblanc when low enough will trigger her mirror image passive, now you know the Real Leblanc is the one will the Ignite tick on her so you can focus the right target.
Vladimir will start taking DoT BUT also it reduces the amount of health he will gain from his spell vamp, also if he happened to have pool and uses it to escape he will still take Damage from ignite ticks and probably kill him as he tries to run away.
Rashlasher1 votesWant to add an extra "caution" warning when poking Vlad, though. If you aren't careful with her movement and range and all that, he can easily siphon your HP. I made that mistake a lot when I first played her against Vlad (Was really worried I was doing something wrong but I'm glad Vlad is hard for her and not just for me).
theragingnerd1 votesjust try and roam your ult make you great at that i usually have no problem down here in bronze its yasuos all day
jballant1 votesAhri struggles against champs with dash... they dodge charm often and avoid you, In fact I only pick ahri if I know the midlaner's gona rely on flash to avoid me like
or
but.....
kind is a very tough matchup for ahri
DrNova1 votesFor Leblanc I never have an issue, this is how I play it.
Abuse your poke. Don't try to poke unless you think she is. I believe your Q has a little more range, then her skills. But focus on cs, and wait.
You will see lb coming in to poke, let your Q rip and let her walk into it. Its all about watching and anticipating her reletivley obvious attempt to engage. She is as squishy as you if not more, and after poking her a few times when she tries to poke she is pretty easy to finish off post 6 if you land charm. You should be able to avoid all her damage and frustrate her with constant Q's when she begins moving forwards to try to jump on you.
Vlad I think is mostly a farm lane. His sustain and your weak overall damage early on will make this a defensive get cs and stay away from him lane, plus his strongish waveclear makes roaming hard.
ChogATH is who I have most trouble with, you simply can't kill him, and his flash R will destroy you, as will all his spells hurt and silence fu ks your R
Old Man Teeto1 votesAbyssal vs Le-Blanc if you're having issues being all-in and killed. If you see her use her hop towards you, easy charm, since the speed nerf on LB's W it's much easier to do.
Morello's or Ludens vs Vlad, though he's an easy match up.
Remember to maximize your passives healing, but don't run yourself OOM.
Push and Roam against Le-Blanc if you can. Kill Vlad/take his turret and torture the enemy jungler with joint invades.
WalkingInACircle1 votesWell, your basic "throw Q and run away" is standard. Are you being aggressive early with charm? Don't, its not worth the mana cost, just spam Q more. That gets you more sustain as well.
Now Leblanc is never an easy opponent, and the first thing is that her level 2 is extremely powerful. You want to level up some more, so that you can break her w dash with charm and then punish without erasing your mana pool to do so. So, you mostly avoid her at early levels and throw out your q if she's too aggressive.
Vlad, you really just have to take advantage of his short range and running away on Q. You will have to break through his sustain, so once you start getting aggressive you've got to maintain it. As always against Vlad, you win if you can make him pool.
Item building a little: I recommend you always start 2x 
, so long as you are in lane they will do a reasonable job for your mana. Your first major item though is pretty lane dependent, I have three main choices.
- most offensive choice, good for snowballing and again lanes that aren't really threatening you for whatever reason
- this is what you'll want against Leblanc and if you're having trouble with Vlad. Pair it with 
immediately for true damage early.
- effective ward against AD mids, rarely does it need to go all the way to Zhonya's. Once its passive fills out its very gold efficient.
Typically I'll build these starting items into either 
or else 
, depending on what I'm up against. Your final build is usually drawn from those items, as well as 
and 
as options.
ChogATH is who I have most trouble with, you simply can't kill him, and his flash R will destroy you, as will all his spells hurt and silence fu ks your R
You have to go ham on him early. Abuse your range and auto him all over. You cannot let him sustain, or you lose.
AlldaySkandi1 votesif your haivng a tough time in lane with ahri just chill ,farm with q and when you hit 6 roam.Ahris roams are so strong your almsot guranteed a kill
