wow i need to hit 1 skillshot to kill something in the early-mid game, such a bad champion, disgustingly underpowered..
if anything im pretty sure she's a lot more viable in solo q than anywhere else(implying competitive)
None of the assassins can 100-0 in the laning phase anymore because they have all been nerfed equally. Granted you're able to hit your q 1 or 2 times in the lane on the enemy you can still get a kill, just not as easily. Pre-nerf ahri was nothing but free elo, if that's what you want then sure she does need some buffs i.e. a revert on her charm change.
For instance ahri definitely has more burst than zed with her charm(zed does indeed though have more dps, but that's a given for an ad champion), and even zed still sees quite some play for people that just enjoy playing him, and they do have decent success on him as well. (i argued with Numbers before saying zed still has awesome damage, but despite how much i like thinking zed is strong, he does have a tiny lack of damage in teamfights until you hit the very late game)
and concerning your witty comment: how you should understand my first message is "you CAN still get a kill in lane on ahri if you hit your skillshots, and her late game is still almost as monstrous as it used to be in terms of damage", if you ever played her prior to changes you should know that level 6 used to mean a free kill on almost any lane opponent and all you HAD to hit was her q because all other spells are not skill shots and e is a non-factor in her kit
It's not so much she doesn't have damage, but that her skill required compared to damage output is not worth it. Dependance on one skill shot for full combo, combined with lackluster range and laning phase means she really doesn't excel anywhere anymore.
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It's not so much she doesn't have damage, but that her skill required compared to damage output is not worth it. Dependance on one skill shot for full combo, combined with lackluster range and laning phase means she really doesn't excel anywhere anymore.
I did research, she simply isn't viable because everybody outshines her in terms of damage for ease of use :o