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The ALP Guide to Ahri Jungle

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Runes: Burst

1 2 3

Domination

Electrocute

Cheap Shot

Grisly Mementos

Ultimate Hunter

Sorcery

Manaflow Band

Scorch

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Spells:

1 2

Standard

Flash

Smite

Items

Jungle Pets

Red Pet

Blue Pet

Green Pet

Standard

First Item

Dark Seal

Full Build

Situational

AD Ahri

Attack Speed

Crit

Situational

Attack Speed AP

First

ASAP

Situational

Ability Order Standard

Ahri Passive Ability

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Champion Build Guide

About Me

Hello, my name is Average Lillia Player (or ALP for short) though ingame I go by Yoon. As the name suggests, I main Lillia and prefer to avoiding laning as a whole, often queuing for Jungle or Support (but mostly Jungle). Almost all of my time in the game is spent making extremely strange picks in the Jungle work out, anything from meta to borderline throwing, I'm determined to make it work.

Champion Introduction

Abilities

Items

Ahri, The Nine-Tailed Fox
Ranged, Mage, Assassin, Mana, Mid Laner, Magic

Clearing: Slow, Unhealthy First Clear [ 3:50ish ]
Ganking: Good, Highly Mobile
Speciality: Mid-Late Game Burst Damage
Why Jungle Ahri? Ahri is a very fun mobile jungler. Although she struggles in invading she doesn't have much trouble out-ranging her opponents and provides great bait in the early game with the speed from her W and the Charm on her E. When ahead, Ahri can dish out a LOT of damage, though she wont ever have an "optimal" jungle clear.

Pros and Cons

Pros

➺ CC
➺ High Damage
➺ Very Mobile
➺ Some Sustain
➺ Great Ganks
➺ Can Catch Up When Behind

Cons

➺ Weak Clear
➺ Ultimate Reliant
➺ Skillshot Heavy
➺ Weak Early
➺ Squishy
➺ Falls Off

Builds

ABILITY POWER

Ability Power is the most optimal build path for jungle, as it is her default and the damage she scales with in all of her abilities. AP Ahri is the standard, for obvious reasons.

ATTACK SPEED

Attack Speed Ahri works out decently well, but not as well as it could on actual ad champions. Her mobility makes her good for kiting enemies and her charm allows her to land plenty of hits.

ASAP

This relies on a Nashor's Tooth start, which isn't the best at all for champions that don't actually.. rely on attack speed usually. It can provide a much faster clear later on, but the early game is much more difficult.

Skill Order

Q
Orb of Deception
2 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9
W
Fox-Fire
1 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 13
E
Charm
3 / 14 / 15 / 17 / 18
R
Spirit Rush
6 / 11 / 16

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To begin with, goes W to kite your first buff while taking as little damage as possible. Although Q has a lower CD and a bit more damage, I find the health to be more valuable, so savor it.
For level 2 we go into Q for the damage it provides in comparison to E. Simple. This is also the first ability you max out, then into W-E.
Then our last ability for our first three levels is E.

Ability Usage in Jungle

PASSIVE ABILITY

Essence Theft

➺ When kills a monster or minion, she generates a stack of . When reaching 9 stacks, she heals herself for a small amount. Additionally, heals herself after scoring a takedown on an enemy.

➺ In the Jungle, uses the healing from to, well, heal off of her camps and not absolutely fall over during her clear. It still remains unhealthy, but it's enough to keep her going. She excels in killing s due to the the 's providing enemies for her to kill and stack her passive. The healing from killing enemies also makes her a great team fighter and excellent counter-gank.

➺ This scales off of .

Orb of Deception

➺ sends out her orb in a target direction and deals magic damage to those hit. She then pulls it back and deals the same amount in true damage to enemies hit.

➺ In the Jungle, is the primary damaging ability in 's kit. It is especially useful in damaging AOE camps such as 's and 's. It also does extremely large amounts of damage in the latter half of the game to enemies.

➺ This scales off of .

Fox-Fire

➺ gains movement speed and summons three orbs that chase nearby enemies and deal magic damage to them. The flames prioritize enemies hit by , then champions, then minions that would die to the damage, then the target of 's last basic attack.

➺ In the Jungle, is used in the early game for kiting both enemies and jungle camps. The movement speed granted from the ability is more useful than the little bit of damage it provides. Of course, it's still viable as a damaging ability nonetheless.

➺ This scales off of .

Charm

➺ blows a kiss in a target direction, deals magic damage, and charms an enemy, causing them to walk towards her for a short duration and be slowed.

➺ In the Jungle, is used as her CC tool for ganking.

➺ This scales off of .

Spirit Rush

➺ dashes in a target direction and fires bolts of damage to 3 nearby visible enemies, each dealing magic damage. She gets three charges of this so long as it is used within a 15 second period. Scoring a takedown on a champion grants her another charge and extends the duration.

➺ In the Jungle, uses as her primary mobility tool alongside her W. She uses this in her skirmishes to dash in and out of target range, avoid enemy skillshots, and line up a perfect .

➺ This scales off of .

Objectives

DRAGON

cannot solo dragons in the early-mid game and it is incredibly dangerous to attempt to do so. It is important to ping for your team and wait for them to aid you before attempting to complete these objectives.

benefits the most from Cloud Soul, as the keeps her hard to hit and bouncing in and out of fights.

VOIDGRUBS

can solo 's with little struggle so long as you save your Q for when the grubs spawn the little 's. She heals a lot with her passive if she gets the kill credit for these guys.

RIFT HERALD

Herald can theoretically be done alone by , but it is much more efficient and safe to ping for your top or mid lane to help you before beginning. However if the herald is being done alone and you are fought in the baron pit, can easily escape with her R over the redside wall without burning her .

VORACIOUS ATAKAHN

This is the most likely Atakahn for jungle specifically, due to her bad early game. Voracious Atakahn will spawn in lower-action games with fewer kills/damage, taking root in whichever side of the map has the most drama within it. It cannot be solo'd by and requires a majority of the team to be with her. If attacked by the enemy, unless extremely ahead, 's best interest is the leave the fight completely due to her low health and Atakahn's high damage. If left to do the objective in peace, Voracious Atakahn grants a free, one-time use of False Life but instead of reviving right in the middle of the fight, you blink back to your fountain. This is best held onto for a short moment to regroup for a fight elsewhere, where can throw herself into danger without the risk of dying.

RUINOUS ATAKHAN

Ruinous Atakahn will spawn in high-intensity games full of damage and death, taking root in whichever side of the map felt the most carnage. again, cannot solo the objective and should use a similar tactic as Voracious Atakahn when fighting it. Upon slaying Ruinous Atakhan, you are granted Crown of Carnage which permanently boosts rewards from epic monsters slain aswell as 6 stacks of Bloody Petals. I find it most optimal for to jump into a fight with her ultimate and W to steal this objective rather than trying to fight it start to finis

BARON NASHOR

can only do Baron with the team. However with her incredibly fast wave clear, it is important to prioritize Baron when it is up.

ELDER DRAKE

benefits from Elder Drake as much as anyone else does, she is not particularly special in any regard. By this point in the game she can solo it if her team is busy holding off other enemies.

Clearing

RED SIDE

BLUE SIDE

Red Side is best for due to the slight heal off of buff and the AOE camps being more accomodating for her abilities AOE damage, specicially her Q. After she goes to then 's.

is useful for it's buff to her cooldowns and mana, but she doesn't particularly struggle with mana in her first clear to begin with. It's better to have an optimal clear speed in my opinion than have extra mana and lower cooldowns. After she finishes red side, she goes to , , then .

Core Items

STANDARD/BURST

AD AHRI

ASAP AHRI

Feats of Strength

SORCERER'S SHOES
grants you and a bit of , proving to be the first bit of magic penetration you get for a while. This makes them the most common and optimal mage boot, of which is a mage.. so...

FEATS OF STRENGTH
Feats of Strength is gained by completing two of three objectives before the enemy team. These objectives include 3 epic monsters slain, first to three kills, and first tower. For , the most optimal.. complex. She isn't particularly good at any of these in the beginning of the game, with her best chance being to invade a bad early game jungler with her on level one.

SPELLSLINGER'S SHOES
Upgrading SS grants you , providing a buff to and doubling your upgrade on . This should be upgraded as soon as possible! It's rather cheap for such a powerful item that doesn't even take up a new slot.

Summary

IN CONCLUSION
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EARLY GAME: Ahri suffers from a slow clear and is weak to invades, needing the assistance of her term in case of an enemy/multiple enemies invading her jungle and taking her camps. She is capable of ganking with her E, though she cannot usually secure a solo kill and must play carefully.

MID GAME: By this point in the game, she should be capable of killing her enemy jungler alone with her ultimate and can gank and clear objectives without much hassle. Clearing is (and will always be) a bit on the slower side, but with upgraded smites she will find more success being a proper jungler.

LATE GAME: Ahri can kill enemies efficiently and is a formidable burst champion, though there are others like her on the enemy team. It is important not to go into fights without a plan and be careful when burning escape abilities on engages.

Patch Notes

1/15/2025: 25.S1.1 - Replaced "Boots" section with "Feats of Strength" section, Added Atakahn to "Objectives" section.
10/12/2024: Added "Builds" section.
10/6/2024: Guide Created.