How to beat Ashe

Common role: ADC

The best counter to Ashe in Bot is Locke: 64.0% win rate over 60 ranked games on patch 26.17.

A utility marksman who permaslows the enemy and stuns from across the map.

What makes Ashe dangerous

Ashe's every attack slows, she has no dash, and her ultimate is a global stun arrow that starts fights or catches you from a screen away. She provides vision (hawk) and constant kiting slows, enabling her team's engage. Her threat is her utility and the long-range stun, not raw mobility.

How to play against Ashe

• 1Dodge her ult arrow (R) — it's a long-range stun that sets up ganks and fights. Watch for it from off-screen and sidestep.
• 2She has zero mobility — no dash or escape. Dive her or all-in with a gap-closer; she can only kite with slows.
• 3Punish her early — Ashe is a weak laner before items. All-in her botlane with an aggressive support.
• 4Her permaslow is strong, but hard CC and dashes get on top of her fast. She dies quickly if reached.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓No dash or escape — highly divable.
• ✓Weak early laning phase.
• ✓Ult arrow is a dodgeable skillshot.
• ✓Squishy; hard CC and gap-closers punish her.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Ashe's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Frost Shot

  Ashe's attacks slow their target, causing her to deal increased damage to these targets.Ashe's critical strikes deal no bonus damage but apply an empowered slow to the target.

• Q
  Ranger's Focus

  Ashe builds up Focus by attacking. At maximum Focus, Ashe can cast Ranger's Focus to consume all stacks of Focus, temporarily increasing her Attack Speed and transforming her basic attack into a powerful flurry attack for the duration.

• W
  Volley

  Ashe fires arrows in a cone for increased damage. Also applies Frost Shot.

  Strong: a cone of arrows for lane poke and waveclear. Weak: stand behind minions so it doesn't chunk you, and punish her no-mobility kit by diving.

• E
  Hawkshot

  Ashe sends her Hawk Spirit on a scouting mission anywhere on the map.

• R
  Enchanted Crystal Arrow

  Ashe fires a missile of ice in a straight line. If the arrow collides with an enemy Champion, it deals damage and stuns the Champion, stunning for longer the farther arrow has traveled. In addition, surrounding enemy units take damage and are slowed.

  Strong: a global stun arrow that starts fights and catches you off-screen. Weak: a dodgeable skillshot — watch for it and sidestep.

Itemization

Ashe is a utility crit marksman with no mobility. Dodge her ult arrow, dive her with gap-closers and hard CC, and punish her weak early game. Reach her and she folds.

This guide covers Ashe's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.