Her ult cooldown matches yours but she buys CDR: don't trade ult-for-ult or hers is back first.

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Akali vs Ahri

Q: Dodge her charm

Dodge her charm, then trade back: it's her only real threat and a long, annoying CC.

YOU · MID

ENEMY · MID

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge her charm

, then trade back: it's her only real threat and a long, annoying CC.

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Punish her W-auto

Pop your W as she steps up to W-auto you, then land a good trade on her.

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Don't feed her push

From level 7 she oneshots casters: put yourself between her and the wave so she can't shove for free.

Never trade your ult for hers at the same moment: she buys CDR, so hers comes back first.

Runes

DOMINATION

RESOLVE

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

→

16.14 Emerald+ - 49% WR - 2.7k games

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
		W											W	W		W	W
	E							E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

Q→

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Akali · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Akali vs Ahri in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: Her charm is the one thing that kills you, dodge it and everything else you can dance around.