Background Image
How to Win Zeri vs Ahri Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
Marksman
MageAssassin

How to Beat Ahri as Zeri

based on 1,114 Zeri vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Zeri came out of an examination of 1114 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Zeri is forced to battle against Ahri in only 2.8% of their matches.

Zeri vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a terrible job of countering Ahri. On average, they wins a lowly 45.9% of games the champs battle one another in. In Zeri against Ahri matches, Zeri’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood against Ahri.

Best Zeri vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterExperimental HexplateRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

Phantom DancerNavori QuickbladesTitanic HydraLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
R
11
E
12
E
13
W
14
W
15
R
16
W

Guide to Countering Ahri as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Ahri Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Ahri Image
7
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
5.3
6.3
< Assists >
7.8
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
189
< Minions Killed >
167
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.51
13,574
< Physical Damage >
1,511
6,504
< Magic Damage >
15,411
569
< True Damage >
5,350
20,648
< Damage Dealt >
22,274
23,161
< Damage Taken >
20,104
12,649
< Gold Earned >
11,432
2.25
< Towers >
2.06
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,387
< Total Healing >
5,058
12,861
< Experience >
14,516
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
121
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Ahri with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Zeri against Ahri counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Ahri..

Zeri normally has a similar longest killing spree as their opponent does. Typically, they receives more damage than Ahri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Ahri

Who is Better, Zeri or Ahri?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when playing against Ahri, with a 45.9% win rate. As a result, Zeri makes a poor counter to Ahri.

While Zeri does have a much lower winrate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Zeri into Ahri.

Moreover, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Zeri is a trash counter for Ahri. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Zeri, we analyzed 1,114 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Ahri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zeri 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri often racks up a similar amount of CS as Ahri. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zeri versus Ahri build include Bloodthirster, Experimental Hexplate, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri combined at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better against Ahri than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zeri had an average winrate of 45.9% when countering Ahri with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Ahri as Zeri, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Zeri vs Ahri counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Zeri are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.