Hello! Welcome to my Ashe guide! My name is DoubleFeedOP and I'm currently a Grandmaster ADC Player who has officially completed their first full season! I peaked at Grandmasters 123 LP During Season 10 and strive to make a conscious effort of furthering myself and my fellow ADC community. I stream on Twitch so be sure to stop by if you have any questions or leave a comment on my guide and I'll be sure to respond to you as fast as possible!

What makes me qualified to write this guide? I've played countless hours of Ashe since his release and think that there's a demand for new Ashe guides and I'm here to provide them for you! I hope that you enjoy my guide and that it furthers your Ashe gameplay. So the really cool thing about Ashe this season is that she can go multiple very distinct builds that make her kit fun and fresh to play. I hope you all enjoy the new imperial mandate build that ashe can abuse and use it in soloq with ashe support!

Guide Details x Intro x Closing Ashe x Pros / Cons x Abilities x Tips & Tricks

Pre-Game x Summoner spells x Runes In-Game x Items x Gameplay x Strategy

PROS + One of the highest DPS out of any ADC + Passive slow can setup kills easily + By the time you get runaan's which will get buffed next patch, you become a monster kiting machine + Hard to master, satisfying playstyle + High DPS Mid-Game + Can help you learn when to go aggressive for a play as an ADC with Lethal Tempo Ashe is one of those champions where you think you can't be killed by her but she perma slows you and picks up a cheeky kill. You have to learn how to balance out her low initial damage with that quick Lethal Tempo powerspike and run down your enemies with it. Your Enchanted Crystal Arrow should be used when in imminent danger or in situations where you can setup kills for your team preferably. As Ashe is a utility based ADC, you should be grouped with your team whenever possible.

CONS - Has weak poke without Arcane Comet - Takes a few items to come on-line and Runaan's Hurricane is incredibly expensive - Doesn't have higher DPS output than other mid-game focused ADC's such as Lucian. - With the rise of ADC's such as Jhin and Vayne, it can be hard to get out of laning phase feeling like you're building an advantage over these champions. - Positioning can be tricky to master because of not having a dash - Ashe doesn't have any hard CC until she hits 6 and gets her Enchanted Crystal Arrow. When thinking about Ashe you have to keep in mind that she's never going to be as good as carry ADC's like Jhin because they are meant to be carries and not utility based ADC's. Jhin has a root but Ashe has a giant crystal arrow that she can impose and hard CC an enemy teammates for 5 seconds so for that, she loses out on a lot of potential DPS in her kit that champions like Jhin have. Her early game is fairly strong but not nearly as strong as meta ADC's like Jhin and Kai'Sa so keep in mind that you have to wait until your mid-game powerspike to match them and unless you've built up a lead, be VERY careful about enemy assassins and the enemy ADC.

SUMMONER SPELLS - FLASH: Flash is a staple for any ADC player. You're going to want to use Flash to get away or dodge skillshots/position better for teamfights. HEAL: Use this when you need that extra boost of movement speed to get away/ chase an enemy for or when you need that small boost of health that can save you or your allies. Just keep in mind that taking multiple heals DO NOT STACK because of the grievous applied to yourself when casting multiple heals. EXHAUST: Exhaust is only taken in very situational circumstances such as if you're against an enemy Kha'Zix or Kayn. Be sure to abuse the fact that if you use Exhaust, you should easily be able to run down enemy ADC's but keep in mind that you'll have to get uncomfortably close to able to do so. Most of the time, this summoner spell is only used when you're up against an ADC like Samira that has to get up close to you anyway to be able to do damage. CLEANSE: Take cleanse when you're up against heavy CC comps such as Ashe Leona or Caitlyn Nautilus. You won't be able to kite if you can't do anything so make sure that you take that extra precaution with Cleanse. BARRIER: Use barrier when you have an ardent support that can take advantage of the Revitalize secondary rune and provide you with a safer laning phase such as a Soraka or a Yuumi.

Maw of Malmortius Use this item when you're up against a target that has a lot of AP burst damage such as Akali.

Mercurial scimitar Use this item when you're up against heavy CC comps that can shut you down such as a Leona or Rammus.

Mortal Reminder Use this item when going against comps with lots of healing. Be sure to build this item second to last or last item because the other items are staples but be sure to build an Executioner's Calling early game if need be.

Ravenous hydra Take this if you need more waveclear and aren't going crit build.

Guardian Angel Take this when you're up against a target like Evelynn and no matter what you do you're going to end up dying but your team can capitalize that and take out the enemy team whilst you're coming back to life.

Keep in mind that this is for BOTTOM lane. Now let's begin.

Ashe is a champion that is very versatile in nature. There are many ways to go about playing Ashe but I personally prefer starting Doran's Blade in a majority of matchups. During the start, you're going to want to go ahead and 5 point / leash your jungler. In high elo, it's preferable that you just go to lane and the jungler does a leashless clear but it's fine if not. If he doesn't want a leash then you have a few options...
1. Go walk up to the minion wave before it crashes and make them all attack you. Then hide in the bush and watch them kill the first minion on your side. This secures level 2 because they lose a minions worth of xp but be careful if they cheese you because most high elo bot lanes will know about this strategy
2. Cheese them in a bush
3. Try to secure vision and steal pressure by pressuring their bot lane during leash. Only done if you can overwhelmingly beat the enemy AKA if you're against something like a Senna Sona. This usually doesn't work though.

Thank you for reading my guide! This is all a WIP as the season progresses I will be sure to update this guide. Thank you and I hope I helped you win your next League of Legends game on your climb to Challenger! I'm really excited to have the opportunity to take my knowledge and put it on a platform that other newer players can further their gameplay with. Ashe has always been a champion I play from time to time and I hope I can inspire more people to play her!

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