Ahri vs Akshan Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Mid, this is Ahri versus Akshan — a mage/assassin hybrid against a marksman/assassin hybrid. Over 1,871 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Ahri closes out 48.1% of them. That is 2.0 points under even, which is why Akshan is listed among the champions Ahri struggles into.
Fox-Fire (W) and Comeuppance (R) are usually what decide a trade between Ahri and Akshan. Level six shifts things: Spirit Rush on one side, Comeuppance on the other.
This is a magic-versus-magic exchange between Ahri and Akshan. Starting health splits 610 to 590 in Akshan’s favour, with armour at 21 against 26. Akshan can afford to take the first exchange, sitting on 5 extra armour. Ahri scales to 2358 health by 18 while Akshan reaches 2429.
Both champions are ranged (Ahri at 550, Akshan at 500), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
A 1,871-game window is wide enough to trust the direction, narrow enough to shift. Stats for Akshan in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Mid.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Akshan has the statistical edge. Ahri wins 48.1% of the recorded games.
48.1% from Ahri's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,871 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Ahri build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Ahri build page.