Hey everyone, I'm Meregun, unknown player :D, i play League 4+ years and i'll show you some build and tactics for Ashe.

Marks - 8.55 Attack Damage
Seals - 9 Armor
Glyphs - 25.92 Magic Resist at lvl 18
Quintessences - 13.5% Attack Speed

This is your standard set, I would not make any changes apart from the Glyphs. If you wish, you can exchange some (usually 5) or all Magic Resist for flat Attack Speed. This will boost your damage overall but make you weaker in lane against ability harass and later on in team fights.

The Mana Regen will allow you to spam Volley (W) in lane for more harass while the Life Steal will give some additional sustain but I usually take the standard Attack Speed Quintessences.

The masteries for Ashe can vary depending on your matchup and who is your support but I generally run the masteries I have above. Apart from this there are some masteries where they are the only choice and these are listed below:

- Fury
- Battering Blows
- Recovery
- Tough Skin

If you are unsure about which to take in certain row below is a list of viable alternatives:

- Feast: for more sustain and less aggression.
- Vampirism: for more sustain, I like to take one point and put the rest in Natural Talent.
- Fervor of Battle: if your team lack damage.
- Runic Armor: only if you have a strong healer/shielder.
- Fearless: if will be against constant poke/harass or against assassins.

Frost Shot (Passive)

- Frost Shot cause targets to be slowed.
- If a target is affected by Frost Shot it deals extra damage based on Critical Chance/Damage.
- Ashe's critical strikes no longer deal additional damage, instead, they triple the slow of Frost Shot.

Ranger's Focus (Q)

- Basic attacks gain a charge of Focus, once you reach 4 it can be activated and consumed.
- You cannot gain Focus while the ability is active, however, it has no cooldown.
- Activating this ability grants bonus attack speed and causes Ashe's attack to change into a flurry of five arrows.
- While activated, Ashe still benefits from Frost Shot and on-hit effects only trigger once.

Volley (W)

- Ashe fires 9 arrows in a cone shape.
- Enemies can be hit by more than one arrow but only takes damage from the first.
- Volley now critically strikes applying double the slow of Frost Shot.

Hawkshot (E)

- Based on charges with a maximum of two.
- Range is global.
- Will grant sight along it's path and reveals an area at the end of its destination.

Enchanted Crystal Arrow (R)
- Range is global.
- Ashe fires a projectile that will shatter on the first enemy champion hit.
- The champion hit will be stunned, the duration depends on how far the arrow has traveled.
- Surrounding champions will also take half the damage and be slowed.

Q: How do crits, critical strike chance and critical damage work?

A: Frost Shot changes how Ashe deals damage. The critical strike chance is the same as other champions in terms of if you get 20%, then you will have 20% chance to crit, however; instead of dealing additional damage you deal triple the slow. Because of this she no longer has any critical damage (she no longer does double damage when she does get a crit) but instead starts with a flat 110% additional physical damage against targets affected by Frost Shot.

Purchasing items that have critical strike chance such as Cloak of Agility will increase to amount of additional damage by the percentage given, so in this case 20%. Infinity Edge is unique for Ashe because "critical strike chance damage is increased by 50%". This would normally increase someone critical strikes from 200% to 250% but with Ashe it adds an additional 50% critical strike chance gained from the item. So Infinity Edge and Essence Reaver normally gives 20%, it gives 30% instead. The Zeal alternatives would normally give 30%, it gives 45% instead. Remember, this damage all goes to her passive and you need Infinity Edge in your inventory to gain the additional 50%.

This does not increase your chance to "crit" normally to gain triple the slow. Although more percentage of additional damage is being added through items your chance to normally crit to double the slow effect is still the same. So if you finish Infinity Edge, 30% as I said before is added to Frost Shot while you have a 20% chance to "crit" and gain triple the slow.

Q: What is Orb Walking and should I know how to do it?

A: Orb walking is essential for any AD Carry and is the process of walking in between each auto attack instead of just right clicking on the target and following them when they go outside your attack range. This comes with practice and is quite easy to do in the earlier levels but harder once you gain more attack speed. The main benefit of orb walking, especially with Ashe, is that you can kite your enemies and catch up because they are always slowed.

Q: I die so easily, what do I do?

A: Unlike most ADCs, Ashe has no escapes mechanisms apart from Flash. To counteract this, you have to always be aware of your positioning and play more carefully than you would with say a Lucian and Tristana. Keep an eye out if the mid laner is missing and if you are pushed not only the jungler but a Teleport from top lane may greet you. If you are concerned about ganks keep Flash ready for those moments. Quicksilver Sash (QSS) also helps in getting away from hard CC.

Q: They bought QSS, what do I do with my R now?

A: Most enemies normally build QSS against an Ashe and will sometimes build it earlier to have a get out of jail free card against Enchanted Crystal Arrow (R). First, it is important to keep an eye out for when they do purchase it because you do not want to waste anything. Second, you either have to target someone else or wait till they use the active, however; this can be dangerous especially if your team has nothing substantial to CC them.