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Ashe
Patch 16.2.1
BotDifficulty
Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Win through superior map pressure and picks. Use to keep your team safe from ganks, and use to catch out an enemy carry. Once a fight starts, use to kite the frontline while your team collapses.
Playstyle
Ashe is a utility marksman who controls the flow of battle. You aren't a burst champion; you win by slowing enemies to a crawl with , providing global vision with , and initiating fights with . You are the 'team captain' of ADCs.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Perma-slow from makes you the best kiter in the game
- + provides free global scouting—hard to get ganked if used right
- +Game-changing pick potential with from any distance
- +Superior lane poke and zone control using
Weaknesses
- -Zero mobility—if you get caught out of position, you have no dash to escape
- -Damage is back-loaded; you need to stack to reach peak DPS
- - is a high-cooldown skillshot that can be easily dodged or blocked
- -Low burst damage compared to 'hyper-carries' like Draven or Lucian
Abilities
Every auto and slows the target. You deal more damage to enemies already slowed by your frost. Since your crits don't do extra damage but instead double the slow, you are a kiting machine, not a burst machine.
You must auto-attack 4 times to charge this. Once active, your attack speed sky-rockets and your autos turn into a flurry. Don't waste this on minions; save the stacks for when a fight actually breaks out.
Fires a wide cone of arrows. It applies , making it perfect for starting a chase or disengaging. Note: the arrows do NOT pass through targets, so the frontline can block the whole volley for their team.
Sends a hawk anywhere on the map to grant vision. This is your most underrated tool. Use it to track the enemy jungler's pathing, not just to check a nearby bush.
A global stun arrow. The stun duration increases based on distance traveled. It's the best engage tool in the ADC role, but it's also your only 'get out of jail free' card if a bruiser jumps on you.
Teamfight Role
Primary Initiator and Kiting DPS
Stay in the backline. Start the fight with on an out-of-position target. Once the fight is chaotic, keep your active as much as possible and use to slow multiple enemies at once.
If the enemy has an assassin like Zed or Talon, hold exclusively for when they dive you. Don't engage if it means you'll be defenseless.
Combos
The Lane Poke
→ Auto-attack
Standard trading. applies the slow from , making it easy to walk up and land a guaranteed auto-attack for a favorable trade.
Full All-In
4 stacks of → → → → Autos
The 'you don't get to move' combo. Stun them with , slow them further with , and then melt them with the flurry while they are CC'd.
Self-Peel Chain
(point-blank) → → Run
When someone jumps on you, use immediately. Even a short stun gives you time to land and use the slow to kite back to safety.
The Reset Burst
Auto-attack → → Auto-attack
acts as an auto-attack reset. Use it immediately after a regular auto lands to get a quick burst of flurry damage.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | has a huge hit-box and allows you to bully most ADCs away from the wave immediately. |
| Level 6 | You unlock , giving you the ability to set up kills for your support or jungle from across the screen. |
| Level 9 | is usually maxed here, providing a massive 16-second to 4-second cooldown reduction for constant poke. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 reduces the cooldown significantly, letting you fish for picks more often. |
| Level 16 | Max rank combined with late-game items makes your engage potential terrifying for the enemy backline. |
Tips & Tricks
- •Always aim through the enemy jungle camps (like Raptors or Buffs) to see where the jungler started.
- • arrows are blocked by the first unit hit. In lane, walk outside the minion wave to hit the enemy champions directly.
- •The stun on can last up to 3.5 seconds. If you hit a long-range arrow, spam ping your team to follow up.
- • reset is vital for DPS. Never press before your first auto-attack lands.
- •Your slow is doubled when you crit. Even though you don't do bonus crit damage, crit items are mandatory for the massive slows.
- •Use to check bushes. If the arrows disappear before reaching max range, someone is hiding there.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using only on your own bush→You lose the biggest strength of the ability: tracking the enemy jungler across the map.
- ✕Activating too early→The duration might run out before you can actually hit an enemy champion.
- ✕Firing across the map for 'fun' shots→You lose your only self-defense tool and usually miss, leaving you vulnerable for over a minute.
- ✕Walking too close to use →Ashe has 600 range; if you walk into 400 range just to hit a Volley, you'll get engaged on and die.
- ✕Forgetting to auto-attack between casts→You lose out on the bonus damage from that applies to targets already frosted.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached