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Ahri

Nine-Tailed Fox · Defensive shrink control

Calm domainCalm
Mind domainMind

Ahri reduces the Might of enemy units that attack battlefields you control, making defensive Holds harder to break.

Live data · our tournament results, last 14 days

Where Ahri Stands Right Now

Tier

C

Control

Meta share

1.5%

86 tracked decks

Top 8s

0

across 11 events

Match record

46.3%

120W – 139L

CN / West share

1.6% / 1.5%

0 / 0 top 8s

The engine

What Ahri Rewards

Nine-Tailed Fox · printed ability

“When an enemy unit attacks a battlefield you control, give it -1 Might this turn, to a minimum of 1 Might.”

Ahri asks you to care about combat math; the fun is setting up fights where your units survive because the Legend ability changes the numbers.

How it plays

The Game Plan

Ahri is a fortress legend. She does not need to target or spend energy; attackers into your controlled battlefields get smaller, so Calm/Mind cards can turn marginal defenses into clean Holds.

Strengths

  • Passive defensive Might reduction
  • Strong at protecting controlled battlefields
  • Pairs well with stun and bounce

Watch Outs

  • Only works when enemies attack your controlled battlefields
  • Can be slow to take points
  • Weak if forced to attack constantly

Turn by Turn

  1. 1Early: claim a battlefield you can realistically defend.
  2. 2Midgame: make opponents attack into Ahri's -1 Might tax, then layer stuns or tricks to preserve the Hold.
  3. 3Late: win through repeated protected Holds after the opponent's attacks become inefficient.

New to this Legend? Pick Ahri if you enjoy making enemy attacks worse before combat math even starts.

Proven lists · from our tournament database

What Winning Ahri Looks Like

The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.

神切.Ai.pcq

S3 Tianjin Regional Open · 2026-06-07 · 56 cards

Legend (1)

  • Ahri, Nine-Tailed Fox1

Units (21)

  • Ravenbloom Student3
  • Scuttle Crab3
  • Trevor Snoozebottom3
  • Blastcone Fae2
  • Stalwart Poro2
  • Tasty Faefolk2
  • Thousand-Tailed Watcher2
  • Vilemaw2
  • Ahri, Inquisitive1
  • Whiteflame Protector1

Spells (15)

  • Defy3
  • Discipline3
  • Stupefy3
  • Bellows Breath2
  • Charm2
  • Singularity2

Gear (4)

  • Cloth Armor2
  • Zhonya's Hourglass2

Runes (12)

  • Mind Rune7
  • Calm Rune5

Battlefields (3)

  • Amateur Recital1
  • Star Spring1
  • Windswept Hillock1

Also putting up results: joyspаce_长安 (S3 Tianjin Regional Open, 2026-06-07) and 麦当当 (S3 Tianjin Regional Open, 2026-06-07).

The Cards Doing the Work

Riftbound Unit: Trevor Snoozebottom. [Shield] (+1 [S] while I'm a defender.) When I hold, play a ready 3 [S] Sprite unit token with [Temporary] here. (Kill it at the start of its controller's next Beginning Phase, before scoring.)

Removal & reach · 3x

Trevor Snoozebottom

“[Shield] (+1 Might while I'm a defender.) When I hold, play a ready 3 Might Sprite unit token with [Temporary] here. (Kill it at the start of its controller's next Beginning…”

Riftbound Unit: Scuttle Crab. (Units with 0 [S] can conquer and hold.) When you play me, draw 1. [Deathknell][>] Choose an opponent. They reveal their hand. You can look at their facedown cards this turn. Gain 1 XP. (When I die, get the effects.)

Card advantage · 3x

Scuttle Crab

“When you play me, draw 1. [Deathknell] → Choose an opponent. They reveal their hand. You can look at their facedown cards this turn. Gain 1 XP. (When I die, get the effects.)”

Riftbound Unit: Vilemaw. [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) Enemy units here with less Might than me don't deal combat damage. When I hold, draw 1.

Card advantage · 2x

Vilemaw

“[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) Enemy units here with less Might than me don't deal combat damage. When I hold, draw 1.”

Your first build

How to Start Playing Ahri

Ahri has no preconstructed starter deck, so this is a singles build — start from the proven list above in the deck builder and trim toward the cards you own.