User blog comment:KarasuGamma/Ahri's Nonexistent Role/@comment-5197447-20130410212924

I mained her since she was released and i can help you in this case.

Ahri, in my opinion, is one of the best examples of champs who are balanced in the league.Why ? Because she is one of the most reliable on items. You have to know how to build her before you know how to master her skills.

I understand why you dont know her "specific" role because, normally an assassin ( ap or ad ) has a high burst in one ability or some combined. Ahri isn't like that but Riot couldn't create a new "role" just for 1 champ. She is an assassin that can assume two positions : burst one by one, or harass the whole team. I know her ratios are low, but i like that, makes playing with her feel balanced. So you can build her 2 different ways : teamfighter or burster.

If you build her teamfighter, you should buy items like rylai , liandry and abyssal cepter.

If you build her burster, you should buy rabadon, zhonya, deathfire and morello ... why morello ? morello's evil tome is one of the best items on her, imo. The new passive from season3 and the sats it gives are perfect for a individual assassin burst mage like her.

What is her only problem is when focused. If you are cc'd and focused by their adc without landing charm on their main source of damage, you will have to waste flash or ulti... and sometimes using ulti will be just unnecessary 'cause u will die anyway.

She has a burst .. but u have to learn how to use it. It's hard to explain, but u should create combos like R-E-Q-R-ignite or R-W-E-Q-ignite. The last one is the standard combo i use... now it's up to u :3