Ahri Champion Spotlight – Overview, Strategy, and Cards

Innately connected to the magic of the spirit realm, Ahri is a fox-like vastaya who can manipulate her prey's emotions and consume their essence—receiving flashes of their memory and insight from each soul she consumes. Once a powerful yet wayward predator, Ahri is now traveling the world in search of remnants of her ancestors while also trying to replace her stolen memories with ones of her own making.

One of League of Legends' most charming characters, Ahri will always be a fan favourite for players and fans alike. Her ability to control a lane and use her magic to keep the balance in her favour has translated well into her gameplay in Riftbound, and her appearance in Origins marks the arrival of the first true control-mage, operating in Calm and Mind.

Her champion, Ahri Alluring, is a very simple but potent one. If you hold with her, you score an additional point, meaning that you'll need to do everything you can to be able to play a 'protect the queen' game plan and let her lead you to victory. Luckily, Calm and Mind both have great control pieces to help her control the battlefield, as well as the existence of the Hidden mechanic to utilise helpful cards during Showdowns.

Ahri is definitely going to be the premier control strategy, though. Her cards all point towards the idea of taking a step back and allowing yourself to passively control the game and get the win as you deflect your opponents' attempts at victory.

Ahri Signature Cards

Ahri's cards are all about the aforementioned control strategy, where the aim is to protect Ahri and other passive units that'll win you the game. Her legend, Nine-Tailed Fox, gives units -1 when they attack a battlefield you control, helping you keep control of them and make those units smaller and easier to defend against, with zero investment required to get that benefit.

Her signature spell, Fox-Fire is a classic but effective sweeper, clearing the board of small units for an incredible cost of three resources. On top of that, it's a Hidden Action, meaning that you can play it during your opponent's turn if they overextend during a Showdown, which can definitely swing whole games in your favour.

Ahri Staple Cards and Synergies

This will be updated as cards are revealed over spoiler season.

The most useful thing in an Ahri deck is being able to use spells that'll let you control the game, such as Charm and Defy. These cards let you control the flow of the game and are some of the most unique pieces of interaction that the game has, with the ability to counter spells or move units and kill them through battle under your opponent's nose.

The other thing you'll need to do is play cards to protect Ahri, so cards like Zhonya's Hourglass and Block will make sure that Ahri doesn't die in combat, so you can keep reaping her benefits throughout the game even with your opponents' best efforts to get rid of her.

Ahri Decks – Seek Your Prey

Ahri Control

Read our full guide for more strategy on how to play Ahri Control!

Ahri Control is a control deck in Calm and Mind that seeks to control the game with a spell-based strategy, Her cards are either interactive spells that seek to disrupt your opponent's strategies, or value oriented units to protect and end the game with.

Her suite of interactive spells range from counterspells like Defy to be able to protect the 'queen' from removal, or creature moving and buffing units like Charm or Discipline. With these, you can always ensure the game is flowing how you want, while also protecting your most important units.

Her champion card, Ahri Alluring is only played as a one-of, because the aim is to resolve her later on and then protect her with your heavy interaction suite when your opponent has exhausted all options to be able to react effectively. Sona Harmonious helps you keep your runes up during your opponents' turns, and means that you can play cards in your turn knowing you'll be able to react during their turn too.

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