Ashe · ADC

Ashe Aggressive Guide

OffensiveData-drivenMediumPatch 16.19.1

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Overview

This guide is about playing Ashe aggressively. Aggressive bot means trading with your support on every enemy mistake and forcing the enemy under tower before dragon. Your spikes are level 6, when Enchanted Crystal Arrow comes online, and each completed item: Stormrazor first, then Yun Tal Wildarrows. Riot rates it 7/10 in attack, 2/10 in magic, 3/10 in defense and 4/10 in difficulty.

Strengths

Crowd control: Enchanted Crystal Arrow applies a stun to set up kills.
Enchanted Crystal Arrow hits several enemies: a strong team fight tool.
Long attack range (600) for safe trades in lane.

Weaknesses

Fragile: Riot rates it 3/10 in defense.
No dash or blink in the kit: vulnerable to ganks without vision.
Every death while playing aggressively hands the tempo back to the enemy.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Crit buildOffensiveRecommendedAll-in on damage: Lord Dominik's Regards, The Collector and Infinity Edge stack attack damage, critical strike and armor penetration. Choose it when you're ahead or the enemy team is fragile — it gives up safety for kill pressure.
Against physical damageDefensiveSituationalFor a lane or a team that hits with attacks: armor boots and an armor item in the core.

Builds

Crit build

OffensiveRecommended

Open build

When to use it

All-in on damage: Lord Dominik's Regards, The Collector and Infinity Edge stack attack damage, critical strike and armor penetration. Choose it when you're ahead or the enemy team is fragile — it gives up safety for kill pressure.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Summoner's RiftRed side · bottom leftBlue side · top right

Bottom (ADC)Main100% of matches
SupportPriority 2

Starting items

Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Core items

1Lord Dominik's Regards
2The Collector
3Infinity Edge

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

Situational

Death's DanceAgainst heavy physical damage.Mercurial ScimitarAgainst heavy magic damage.Guardian AngelAgainst burst and assassins.

Runes

Primary· Precision

Secondary· Domination

Shards

Summoner spells

Flash
Heal

Abilities

Frost ShotPassiveAshe'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.
QRanger's Focus30 mpAshe 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.
Cost
30
Range
400
WVolley18/14.5/11/7.5/4s75/70/65/60/55 mpAshe fires arrows in a cone for increased damage. Also applies Frost Shot.
Cooldown
18·14.5·11·7.5·4
Cost
75·70·65·60·55
Range
1200
EHawkshot5sAshe sends her Hawk Spirit on a scouting mission anywhere on the map.
Cooldown
5
Range
25000
REnchanted Crystal ArrowUltimate100/80/60s100 mpAshe 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.
Cooldown
100·80·60
Cost
100
Range
25000
Ultimate — applies a stun and hits an area. Save it for priority targets or to interrupt a channel.

Strategy

1When to fight

Your spikes are level 6, when Enchanted Crystal Arrow comes online, and each completed item: Stormrazor first, then Yun Tal Wildarrows. Aggressive bot means trading with your support on every enemy mistake and forcing the enemy under tower before dragon.

2Picking your targets

Hit the closest target you can hit safely, not the one you want: a marksman that stays alive wins the fight. The best target is the one your team can reach and kill before the enemy answers, not always the most valuable one.

3Snowballing a lead

After a won fight, take dragons and towers before anything else: that's what turns kills into a lead the enemy can't erase. Early, dragon is the objective of your lane: have your wave pushed when it spawns.

4When to back off

Safe bot means last hitting with minimal risk, standing behind your minions and waiting for your two-item spike. If your key abilities are on cooldown or the enemy is missing from the map, the aggressive play is to wait.

Tips

Fight on your spikes: right after Stormrazor, look for the next fight instead of farming.
Look for kills when Enchanted Crystal Arrow is ready and the enemy's key ability is not.
Use Enchanted Crystal Arrow to start the fight, then commit your damage.
Track the enemy's key cooldowns and attack right after they use them.
Turn every kill into dragons and towers: a kill without an objective is a wasted lead.
Push your lane before you roam so the aggression doesn't cost you resources.

Matchups

Strong against

Nilah
Ashe attacks from 600 units and Nilah from 225: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
Lucian
Enchanted Crystal Arrow (stun) lets Ashe pin Lucian down before Relentless Pursuit gets them out.
Xayah
Enchanted Crystal Arrow (stun) lets Ashe pin Xayah down before Featherstorm gets them out.