User blog comment:JBox2D/Yasuo, Ashe, the League of Mobility, and everything else that I think should be done/@comment-24420226-20140206225247

I strongly disagree with your frost shot rework; in short, it's too strong for either option and can run into bugs (especially with targeted gap closers), and is really not needed. I love Ashe. She's my second favourite adc next to Kogmaw, which isnt surprising since both Ashe and Kog are adcs with strong late game presence through utility. Frost shot isnt the only ting about Ashe's kit that brings utility. Her hawkshot is an effective pseudo-clairvoyance, allowing you to safely pick a jungle route to baron. The passive gold also helps you get to your late-game build. And as for her weakness to gap-closers, thats the whole point of her design. It's the trade off between late-game utility and safety. Many of he "mobile" adcs lose their advantage lategame because they either dont bring enough utility that benefits the whole team, or they lose out on damage. Sure, Corki can leap away with Valkyrie after Renekton gets on top of him, but if it's late game Corki's team needs him to be present to autoattack and perform his roll as a carry. If he's running away, he's losing the fight. Besides, Ashe has one of the greatest ults of any adc: a 2 second global stun. This is how she deals with gap closers. Renekton jumps on you, you just ult, take some steps back, and fire away. It's also hilarious for chaining big initiation CC with Annie, Sejuani, Ammumu, etc. This stun also allows her to duel many "higher damage" adcs by robbing them of two seconds of attacking.

By no means is Ashe easy to play. Despite being only 450 IP, Ashe is not a beginner level champion. She requires strong understanding of mechanics and positioning, and she does need some consideration towards a teamcomp built around peeling for her. But the work pays off: no adc brings the team-wide utility that Ashe does, allowing her to be universally present regardless of how well she does in her lane. Her lack of presence in solo queue or LCS isn't because she is weak, it is because she is hard to play. We also have a weird mix of Season 3 assassin meta, which tends to scare people away from adcs like Ashe, and the rise of Olaf, Shyv, and Warwick in the new Tank meta.