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Strategy is highly subjective and may become outdated without any notice. Because of this, the League of Legends Wiki has decided to retire strategy pages and would recommend using other platforms (such as YouTube) to find guides. For more information visit this thread.

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Champion Spotlight[]

By David 'Phreak' Turley[1]

With the Freljord event coming to a close, this edition of the Champion Spotlight focuses on one of the leaders of the three tribes. Take aim with a giant frozen arrow a giant frozen arrow and Focus Focus your enemies into frigid oblivion as Ashe Ashe, the Frost Archer.

With her full suite of crowd-control and utility, Ashe has the ability to harass in lane and deliver high-impact damage complemented by one of the strongest initiates initiates in the game. Ashe demonstrates natural kiting power with Frost Shot Frost Shot, while Volley Volley provides efficient wave clear and Hawkshot Hawkshot's active effect allows her to spot a sneaky gank attempt. Use Enchanted Crystal Arrow Enchanted Crystal Arrow to start a fight, or pick off an opponent with a cross-map snipe to end one.

Check out the video for tips, tricks, and sample runes and masteries for Ashe, an ADC with a chilly disposition.

Recommended Items[]

Summoner's Rift
Starting Doran's Blade item Health Potion item Warding Totem item
Early Bilgewater Cutlass item Recurve Bow item Boots of Speed item
Essential Blade of the Ruined King item Berserker's Greaves item Runaan's Hurricane item
Offensive Infinity Edge item Lord Dominik's Regards item Essence Reaver item
Situational Mercurial Scimitar item The Bloodthirster item Guardian Angel item
Consumables Health Potion item Control Ward item Elixir of Wrath item
Twisted Treeline
Starting Doran's Blade item Boots of Speed item Health Potion item2
Early B. F. Sword item Zeal item Vampiric Scepter item
Essential Berserker's Greaves item Essence Reaver item Runaan's Hurricane item
Offensive Blade of the Ruined King item Infinity Edge item Lord Dominik's Regards item
Situational Mortal Reminder item The Bloodthirster item Mercurial Scimitar item
Consumables Health Potion item Elixir of Wrath item
Howling Abyss
Starting B. F. Sword item Health Potion item2
Essential Essence Reaver item Berserker's Greaves item Runaan's Hurricane item
Offensive Blade of the Ruined King item Lord Dominik's Regards item Infinity Edge item
Defensive The Bloodthirster item Death's Dance item Mercurial Scimitar item
Consumables Oracle's Extract item Health Potion item Elixir of Wrath item Corrupting Potion item

Tips[]

Playing As Ashe Ashe
  • Ashe doesn't have any offensive power to succeed independently, so make sure to stick with the team when they start to group up.
  • Ashe's kiting ability is her only defense, so be wary of invasions and sudden signs of engagement.
  • It's best to focus on one target since Frost Shot Frost Shot becomes very powerful when accumulated.
Playing Against Ashe Ashe
  • Ashe has very few defensive options, so she's an easy target to attack.
  • Ashe has unparalleled kiting ability with Frost Shot Frost Shot; a fast approach will prevent you from getting slowed slowed.
  • Since Ashe Ashe relies on basic attacks for most of her damage output, tanks who can build a Thornmail Thornmail should itemize for it if possible.
  • Enchanted Crystal Arrow Enchanted Crystal Arrow is deadly if you get caught in it, but it is quite easy to avoid. Walking in a straight path makes you easier to target, instead, make erratic movement patterns to make it harder for her to predict where you'll go.
  • Be wary of skirmishing when you cannot account for a surprise Enchanted Crystal Arrow Enchanted Crystal Arrow.
Playing With Ashe Ashe
  • Ashe's secondary role is Support icon support, bringing her along while you're taking objectives will greatly reinforce your advances.
  • Protecting Ashe during a fight will enable her to lock down oppressive enemies and lay down some zone control.

Playstyle[]

Ashe Ashe is a team-oriented marksman that thrives in asserting control over a fight with her full suite of crowd-control and utility. Where she lacks in dueling power, she excels in kiting her enemies frozen frozen and initiating for her team with Enchanted Crystal Arrow Enchanted Crystal Arrow. Since she lacks durability or mobility, positioning is key to applying pressure; which comes slowly but surely.

  • Ashe is a great champion to learn how to kite and stutter-step since it serves as a very important technique to play into her strengths and weaknesses.

Ability Usage[]

Frost Shot Frost Shot [Innate]
  • Frost damage makes farming easier on individual minions.
    • Try attacking once when the minion is about less than half health, and once immediately after.
Ranger's Focus Ranger's Focus [Q]
  • Ranger's Focus can be used to push turrets quickly. This is even more deadly if there are minions around to help build up stacks.
Volley Volley [W]
  • This is the safest and most reliable way to spread Frost Frost to multiple targets.
  • Volley can be used as a sort of attack reset. Firing it immediately after a basic attack will allow Ashe to fire off another attack faster than if she were to wait between attacks.
Hawkshot Hawkshot [E]
  • This is a scouting tool that is much safer to use than wards, it can be used similar to Farsight Alteration Farsight Alteration, where you can scout faraway territory without risk.
  • Try using the vision to track the enemy jungler's position, including what camps are still available.
    • The destination is as important as the reveal, you can observe the enemies' next move if you aim it at congregation areas.
Enchanted Crystal Arrow Enchanted Crystal Arrow [R]
  • Think of the arrow as sending out a Stun icon stun at global range, the damage isn't very good, but keep note that the duration increases with distance.
  • Try to guess where your target will go and aim there, instead of aiming directly over where they are standing. Doing so increases the chances of landing a hit.
  • The closer you are to the enemy, the less effective the stun becomes.

Runes[]

  • The Precision tree The Precision tree provides the greatest supplement to Ashe's kiting playstyle.
    • Press the Attack Press the Attack will fully benefit her as a supportive fighter, not to mention that it falls along her single-target approach. This is great for coordinated assaults where she sees a lot of fights.
    • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo puts Ranger's Focus Ranger's Focus into overdrive and allows her to practically melt enemies with this ability alone.
    • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork is good sustain in a poke playstyle, which helps her survive aggressive laning phases.

Items[]

The power of Frost Shot Frost Shot pushes Ashe's strongest stats into Attack speed icon Attack Speed and Critical strike chance icon Critical Strike Chance.

  • Infinity Edge item The doubled crit chance from Infinity Edge is just too good to pass up on any build.
  • Runaan's Hurricane Runaan's Hurricane is Frost Shot's Frost Shot's gateway into multi-target influence, which sharply ramps up waveclear that allows her to powerfarm for the rest of her items.

Synergies & Counterpicks[]

  • Ashe fits very well as a source of backline power, she can support her team with damage and slows for the Fighter icon fighters that will be able to get close to the enemy for tons of damage.
  • Champions that can get the jump on her such as Alistar Alistar or Irelia Irelia can easily capitalize on her lack of defenses.
  • Champions with oppressive poke such as Ezreal Ezreal and Sona Sona force Ashe out of combat.

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