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Champion Spotlight[]
With the Freljord event coming to a close, this edition of the Champion Spotlight focuses on one of the leaders of the three tribes. Take aim with 
a giant frozen arrow and 
Focus your enemies into frigid oblivion as 
Ashe, the Frost Archer.
With her full suite of crowd-control and utility, Ashe has the ability to harass in lane and deliver high-impact damage complemented by one of the strongest initiates in the game. Ashe demonstrates natural kiting power with 
Frost Shot, while 
Volley provides efficient wave clear and 
Hawkshot's active effect allows her to spot a sneaky gank attempt. Use Enchanted Crystal Arrow to start a fight, or pick off an opponent with a cross-map snipe to end one.
Check out the video for tips, tricks, and sample runes and masteries for Ashe, an ADC with a chilly disposition.
Recommended Items[]
Tips[]
- Playing As
Ashe
- Ashe doesn't have any offensive power to succeed independently, so make sure to stick with the team when they start to group up.
- Ashe's kiting ability is her only defense, so be wary of invasions and sudden signs of engagement.
- It's best to focus on one target since Frost Shot becomes very powerful when accumulated.
- Playing Against Ashe
- Ashe has very few defensive options, so she's an easy target to attack.
- Ashe has unparalleled kiting ability with Frost Shot; a fast approach will prevent you from getting slowed.
- Since Ashe relies on basic attacks for most of her damage output, tanks who can build a Thornmail should itemize for it if possible.
- Enchanted Crystal Arrow is deadly if you get caught in it, but it is quite easy to avoid. Walking in a straight path makes you easier to target, instead, make erratic movement patterns to make it harder for her to predict where you'll go.
- Be wary of skirmishing when you cannot account for a surprise Enchanted Crystal Arrow.
- Playing With Ashe
- Ashe's secondary role is support, bringing her along while you're taking objectives will greatly reinforce your advances.
- Protecting Ashe during a fight will enable her to lock down oppressive enemies and lay down some zone control.
Playstyle[]
Ashe is a team-oriented marksman that thrives in asserting control over a fight with her full suite of crowd-control and utility. Where she lacks in dueling power, she excels in kiting her enemies 
frozen and initiating for her team with Enchanted Crystal Arrow. Since she lacks durability or mobility, positioning is key to applying pressure; which comes slowly but surely.
- Ashe is a great champion to learn how to kite and stutter-step since it serves as a very important technique to play into her strengths and weaknesses.
Ability Usage[]
- Frost Shot [Innate]
- Frost damage makes farming easier on individual minions.
- Try attacking once when the minion is about less than half health, and once immediately after.
- Ranger's Focus [Q]
- Ranger's Focus can be used to push turrets quickly. This is even more deadly if there are minions around to help build up stacks.
- Volley [W]
- This is the safest and most reliable way to spread Frost to multiple targets.
- Volley can be used as a sort of attack reset. Firing it immediately after a basic attack will allow Ashe to fire off another attack faster than if she were to wait between attacks.
- Hawkshot [E]
- This is a scouting tool that is much safer to use than wards, it can be used similar to Farsight Alteration, where you can scout faraway territory without risk.
- Try using the vision to track the enemy jungler's position, including what camps are still available.
- The destination is as important as the reveal, you can observe the enemies' next move if you aim it at congregation areas.
- Think of the arrow as sending out a stun at global range, the damage isn't very good, but keep note that the duration increases with distance.
- Try to guess where your target will go and aim there, instead of aiming directly over where they are standing. Doing so increases the chances of landing a hit.
- The closer you are to the enemy, the less effective the stun becomes.
Runes[]
- The Precision tree provides the greatest supplement to Ashe's kiting playstyle.
- Press the Attack will fully benefit her as a supportive fighter, not to mention that it falls along her single-target approach. This is great for coordinated assaults where she sees a lot of fights.
- Lethal Tempo puts Ranger's Focus into overdrive and allows her to practically melt enemies with this ability alone.
- Fleet Footwork is good sustain in a poke playstyle, which helps her survive aggressive laning phases.
Items[]
The power of Frost Shot pushes Ashe's strongest stats into 
Attack Speed and 
Critical Strike Chance.
- The doubled crit chance from Infinity Edge is just too good to pass up on any build.
- Blade of the Ruined King is a staple damage item for marksmen with high attack speed affinity.
- Runaan's Hurricane is Frost Shot's gateway into multi-target influence, which sharply ramps up waveclear that allows her to powerfarm for the rest of her items.
Synergies & Counterpicks[]
- Ashe fits very well as a source of backline power, she can support her team with damage and slows for the fighters that will be able to get close to the enemy for tons of damage.
- Champions that can get the jump on her such as Alistar or Irelia can easily capitalize on her lack of defenses.
- Champions with oppressive poke such as Ezreal and Sona force Ashe out of combat.
