Ahri is one of the strongest ARAM picks. She has great ability to push and poke, which are essential for ARAM. Additionally, her R mobility allows her to quickly initiate and disengage fights, and it also allows her to pick off carries with ease. To amplify her strengths even more, today we are going to go over her strongest ARAM build.
Best ARAM Ahri Items
Luden’s Companion
The first item we will want to take is the Luden’s Companion. The item is essential as it will give us the much-needed early mana. We could potentially skip it, but only if someone reliable on our team is taking clarity which could be used as a mana substitute.
Rabadon’s Deathcap
The next item that will work really well is Rabaddon’s Deathcap. We do not need to force early-game items in ARAM, as the gameplay flow is much different than that in Summoner Rift, therefore Rabadon will be okay. It will give us great amounts of damage and it will make us significantly stronger in fights.
Shadowflame
The third item that will synergize really with the build we are going for is Shadowflame. It gives generous amounts of AP, and ability penetration. Additionally, the item will give us a passive that makes our abilities critically strike when the enemies are below a certain HP threshold. The passive is really great for picking up kills which can help us snowball the game.
Stormsurge
Stormsurge is a great item for one-shotting carries. Each time we deal 35% of someone’s HP in a short period of time, the item will smite them, removing another decent chunk of their HP. Like Shadowflame, this item also has magic penetration, which is really useful for our build
Void Staff or Cryptbloom
For our final item, we can choose between Void Staff or Cryptbloom. Void Stuff is a pure magic penetration item, and it is really useful vs heavy magic resist enemies. Cryptbloom is more of a utility item, due to the healing it provides after you have killed an enemy. I like Void Stuff more, however, Cryptbloom area healing can be really fun to use as well.
Boots
The best boots for this Ahri build are the Sorcerer’s shoes. If you would really like to experiment, you might consider Ionian boots too, but they will just not be as strong.
Best Runes for Ahri
- Dark Harvest
- Sudden Impact
- Eyeball Collection
- Ultimate Hunter
- Manaflow Band
- Transcendence
The first rune we will want to take is Dark Harvest, it is easy to stack, and gives great bonus damage. The next rune to pick will be Sudden Impact, which will enhance our damage after casting R and exiting stealth. We will also take the Eyeball Collection which will increase our damage with each takedown.
In the next half of the runes, we will want to take Ultimate Hunter, which will enable us to cast our core ability (R) more frequently. Finally, we will take the Manaflow Band for extra mana space, and mana regen, and we will also take Transcendence for scaling haste.
Final Thoughts
Ahri is a really powerful ARAM pick that can have a huge influence on the game’s outcome. The best way to utilize her kit is to push waves as much as possible and poke enemies at every opportunity. The best build for this will be a full AP one.