User blog comment:Nearthel/REWORK Ashe, the Frost Archer/@comment-10540150-20140216091532

Here's a few problems with the new Q.

1. The natural CDR is too much. Statikk Shiv and IE, both already core items, will reduce the CD by a flat 45%. At rank 5, and I assure you, I will be maxing Q to abuse the hell out of it, it would be down to just over 4 seconds, and will be dealing 280% damage, with the nice little Shiv damage to boot.

2. The fact that you can get so much CDR on it and it's just a click to activate skill means there will be a new core item on her. Yeah, I'm talking Trinity Force. Imagine it for a second. Just.... Just imagine it. Plus the Crit Chance on Tri-Force brings the natural CDR up to 55%, and there's literally no stats on it that she doesn't use. The fact that at this point she's spent over 8000 gold means next to nothing. If she gets this far, it's over. She'll have a perma slow on aa's, a stun, and enough damage to kill tanks.

With just these three items and level 18, here's how a typical fight goes. Hit W for 300 damage. Auto once, deal 220 or 550 if it crits, and an additional 100 from Shiv, then hit q for aa reset. Empowered auto deals 220 X 2.8, or 618, and, if I'm doing this right because I haven't found a page that actually details how Spellblade passive works with critting, an additional 440 from Tri. Auto twice, 440 or 1100 with crit, hit W for another 300, auto once then pop Q with Tri. If the crits fall in your favor, and you're the Frost Archer so screw the odds, you're dealing over 2500 damage in about five seconds. Factor in Crystal Arrow for huge damage and stun, and you have near assassin level damage. Pretty much the only thing to worry about is armor.