Greetings, I am Demonsedge.

As a marksman player in bot lane, I have extensive knowledge of the champion Ashe and can provide insight into how she functions. Throughout this guide, I will delve deeper into her team setup and itemization options.

My tips and suggestions can enhance your gameplay with Ashe.

So, without further ado, let's begin with my guide on Ashe - The Frost Archer.

Ashe - The Frost Archer Marksman, Bot Specialties: Sustained Damage,Crowd Control, Ranged Why choose Ashe?: • She has an easy-to-learn kit with straightforward combos and mechanics. • Strong team fight presence and is very impactful for lane pressure and also strong at getting objectives ( baron nashor, dragons or turrets). • Potential to carry the game, and make big plays. I always enjoy taking her on the rift when playing league matches, and I hope you will, too.

Frost Shot

Frost Shots slowing effect can be increased by critical strike damage (amplified further with Infinity Edge), increasing the amount of damage applied by follow-up basic attacks. Frost Shot also makes farming for individual minions easier; therefore, try attacking once when the minion is less than half healthy and once again immediately after.

Ranger’s Focus

| Cost: 30 mana + 4 Stacks of Focus | Cast Time: None | With Ranger's Focus Ashe can increase how fast she takes neutral objectives ( baron nashor, dragons, rift herald, voidgrub) with her team while also being able to push turrets quickly. Taking turrets becomes faster if enemy minions are nearby (gathering stacks and then attacking them).

Volley

| Cost: 75 / 70 / 65 / 60 / 55 Mana | Cooldown: 18 / 14.5 / 11 / 7.5 / 4 | Cast Time: 0.25 | Efect Radius: 1,200 | Width: 20 | Angle: 27.75° / 37° / 37° / 46.25° / 46.25° (4.625° = angle between each missile) | Speed: 2,000 | The easiest and most reliable way to spread Ashe's Frost Shot to multiple targets. Firing it immediately after a basic attack will allow Ashe to fire off another attack faster than if she were to wait between attacks. Volley can be used as an attack reset.

Hawkshot

| Cost: 1 charge | Cooldown: 5 | Cast Time: 0.25 | Recharge Rate: 90 / 80 / 70 / 60 / 50 | Target Range: Global | Effect Radius: 1,000 | Speed: 1,400 | Hawkshot is an effective scouting tool that can sometimes be much safer than wards. It functions similarly to Farsight Alteration, where you can scout faraway territory without risk. Using the vision from Hawkshot, you can track the enemy jungler's position, including their available camps. While it's effective at locating the jungler, it's also helpful when scouting out incoming, fleeing, and hidden enemies on the rift. Hawkshot also helps determine if the enemy is starting neutral objectives so you can enact a plan to contest or to give it.

Enchanted Crystal Arrow

| Cost: 100 Mana | Cooldown: 100 / 80 / 60 | Cast Time: 0.25 | Range: Global | Effect Radius: 400 (radius of explosion) / 350 (sight radius of missile) | Width: 260 Global | Speed: 1,500 – 2,100 (Based on distance) | Enchanted Crystal Arrow allows Ashe to isolate the first champion hit (at a global range), causing them to be stunned (based on duration). Even though the stun duration isn't as effective at close range it can sometimes help you dodge enemy attacks and potentially get you to a safe distance or allow for an ally to reach your position in time to save you or kill the target you've hit. When attacking at range, 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.

In this section, I will share some of the effective combos for Ashe that are simple to understand and that you can apply while playing summoners rift (draft and ranked) games.






Playing As Ashe:
• Ashe has no offensive power to succeed independently, so stick with the team when they start to group up.
• Ashe's kiting ability is her only defence, so be wary of invasions and sudden signs of engagement.
• It's best to focus on one target since Ashe's Frost Shot becomes very powerful when accumulated.


Playing Against Ashe:
• Ashe has few defensive options, so she's an easy target to attack.
• Ashe has unparalleled kiting ability with Frost Shot; a fast approach will prevent you from getting slowed.
• Since Ashe relies on basic attacks for most of her damage output, tanks that can build a Thornmail should itemize it if possible.
• Enchanted Crystal Arrow is deadly if caught in it, but it is pretty easy to avoid. Walking in a straight path makes you easier to target; instead, make erratic movement patterns so it's harder for her to predict where you'll go.
• Be wary of skirmishing when you cannot account for a surprise Enchanted Crystal Arrow.


Playing With Ashe as Support:
• Ashe's secondary role is 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 zoning control.

When playing Ashe, you must understand your primary objectives for each game stage. Keeping this in mind can make all the difference in your performance. I will outline the things to focus on/consider at each game stage.

Your primary focus should be to farm minions, earning as much gold & experience as possible to acquire your core items while also getting ahead in your matchup.

Setting up a freeze (holding the minions just outside your turret) or trading with the enemy can ultimately deny them gold & experience.

Another good tip is to ward often, which helps to avoid overextending into being dived on by the enemy jungle.



By now, you should be gathering with your team and focusing on fighting to secure objectives such as baron nashor, rift herald or dragon. If there is a chance to grab waves or neutral camps, do so only if you know the enemy's position since getting ambushed while trying to farm can mean certain death for you.



If your games reach this stage, you'll want to be with your team at all times since you are vulnerable on your own (unless you have an item advantage on the enemy), Grabbing dragon soul, elder dragon & baron nashor are essential to close out the game if ahead, also make sure to deny your opponent these objectives.



Before prioritizing early objectives like dragons, one must consider the potential dangers of wandering around the map:
• Do I get any kills or objectives when roaming?
• What outcomes could occur during the roam?
• Do I come out ahead or not?

If a team fight erupts during your games, always consider what you'll gain from it:
• Do you change the outcome of the battle or the objective?
• Does your team come out on top without you being there?

When deciding to enter combat with Ashe, you should be mindful of where you are during the fight (positioning) and be sure to scout the enemy with Hawkshot so you are aware of where the enemy is when attempting to engage with your abilities ( Volley, Enchanted Crystal Arrow).

Below is a detailed overview of the summoner spells you can choose from to enhance your success in lane as Ashe. It is essential to evaluate the enemy team's composition during the champion select phase.

Below are vision trinkets and consumables that can assist Ashe in detecting potential invades or in preparing for the next objective to secure or deny on the rift.

In this section, I will highlight key attributes (stats) that can enhance Ashe's effectiveness in battle. It is crucial to consider these during the champion selection phase, as they can significantly impact your performance and strategy.

• Attack Damage: An essential stat to acquire for Ashe. It improves all your auto attacks and damaging abilities (excluding Enchanted Crystal Arrow) and gives you more power in fights.


• Attack Speed: A powerful stat to acquire in each game. Efficient on Ashe when dueling (scales with Lethal Tempo, helps stack Ranger's Focus faster) and helpful at keeping targets slown down by Frost Shot.


• Life Steal: Excellent stat to have on Ashe for added sustain in combat. Very efficient when applied through auto attacks &on-hit effects (applied by Ranger's Focus).


• Omnivamp: It can be a good source of healing for Ashe. Good omnivamp options to consider in combat are: Doran's Blade, Doran's Bow, Gluttonous Greaves or Maw of Malmortius (passive effect). .


• Health: Great for extra durability/survivability, making it harder to kill you in combat. It's not heavily prioritized as a marksman since tanks are the main outliers of health; therefore, it's not prioritized over any other stat listed. However, it's still an acceptable option in the right situation on Ashe.


• Ability Haste: Not a stat we focus on as Ashe. In certain instances (playing Ashe as support), it can provide some value if you plan on casting Volley or Enchanted Crystal Arrow more often in combat. Otherwise, we'll skip it.


• Armor/Magic Resistance: Effective when dueling Assassin champions or when you need some added survivability in combat, but it's not something you should aim for otherwise.


• Movement Speed: Great for kiting and escaping fights, but not as prioritized when compared with other stats listed above.

Be mindful that none of the tier 3 Boots upgrades are no longer accessible to us in the bot lane, as now if we want them, we'll have to role queue to mid lane and earn them through their specific role quest.


Note that Boots of Swiftness, Mercury's Treads & Plated Steelcaps aren't picked often as Ashe when comparing them to Berserker's Greaves. However, in saying this, the other Boots selections can be viable if the appropriate situation arises.

The following keystone and rune choices are great for Ashe and will complement her in combat. Always pay attention to the enemy team comp, plus your item builds when selecting your runes to get the most value in each game.

When choosing between offensive or defensive rune shards for Ashe, you need to keep in mind certain factors to make the right decision.

• Do you require extra attack speed? Very helpful on Ashe for improved trading and dueling, while also increasing farming effeciency.

• Do you need additional adaptive force? Since adaptive force shards convert into extra attack damage, this makes it an appealing choice in all games as Ashe on the rift.

• Do you require ability haste? As Ashe, we don't value it as heavily since we focus more on auto attacks as our main source of damage; therefore, it's best to avoid it.




• Do you need more movement speed? Extra mobility has benefits for Ashe, but due to her auto attacks slowing her targets, we wouldn't get much value with this shard option.

• Do you need tenacity & slow resist? While reducing the durations ofimmobilizing effects is excellent in the grand scheme, the value provided isn't significant enough for a marksman, it's best to skip the option as Ashe.

• Do you need health? With two health options at your disposal, knowing which one to take as Ashe is crucial to your survivability. For longer games, the scaling health shard is a good choice. On the other hand, if you are looking for a more early or mid game option, the flat health shard is more suitable. Both options are valuable for Ashe.


Always pay attention to the team compositions you are fighting when mixing and matching the rune shards listed above with your Boots and items. It's a sure way to improve your overall survivability in games.

There are many ways to build Ashe, but I hope I've made it easier to understand how she works.

I hope you enjoyed the guide and will share it with friends and fellow gamers looking for tips and tricks.

If you have any questions or thoughts, please reach out to me in the discussion section. I'll be happy to discuss things with you and help make sense of anything you need answers to, to the best of my ability.



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