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Sett vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Sett in LoLSett is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Sett

based on 3,322 Sett vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our data, Sett fought Ahri in 3322 games. Including so many games with Sett versus Ahri gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to smash Ahri. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Sett encounters Ahri in only 3.1% of his matches.

Sett vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Sett does a decent job of countering Ahri. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Sett versus Ahri games, Sett’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Ahri.

Best Sett vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateHullbreakerBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLast Stand
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Sett

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Sett vs Ahri Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Ahri Image
6
< Kills >
6.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.7
5.2
< Assists >
7.8
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
154
< Minions Killed >
162
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,542
< Physical Damage >
1,484
241
< Magic Damage >
15,578
5,149
< True Damage >
5,268
22,933
< Damage Dealt >
22,331
35,727
< Damage Taken >
20,448
11,702
< Gold Earned >
11,209
2.63
< Towers >
1.9
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,268
< Total Healing >
4,927
14,554
< Experience >
14,270
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
174
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Ahri with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some valuable Sett versus Ahri matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ahri..

Sett typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ahri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sett and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Ahri

Who is Better, Sett or Ahri?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sett usually wins when playing against Ahri, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Sett makes a good counter for Ahri.

While Sett does have a higher win rate than Ahri, when facing one another, Sett also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sett into Ahri.

Additionally, Sett also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sett vs Ahri matchups, Sett is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Sett is a decent counter for Ahri. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sett against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

TaricTaric45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateLilliaLillia46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Sett, we analyzed 3,322 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ahri as Sett comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sett in order to counter Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ahri. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sett versus Ahri build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Sett bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Ahri than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sett boasted an average win rate of 51.4% battling Ahri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Ahri as Sett, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Sett vs Ahri face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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