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AD Carry

Ashe Build 26.22

B

Playable but nothing scary at 49.5% and on the way down this patch, Ashe swaps raw mobility for control that simply never runs dry. Every auto attack slows, so she kites down fights she has no business winning, and her Crystal Arrow crosses the whole map to freeze a target and crack a game open. She is less a hyper-carry than the utility that decides a teamfight before it even begins.

#56 of 72 ad carry this patch · 4.9k games
Win rate49.5%−0.7Games4.9kPick rate5.3%Ban rate1.4%Last 8 patches−0.9 since 26.15Damage profilei
AD
AP 8%AD 90%True 2%
DifficultyiModerateRewards fundamentals
ClassicModernARAMCounter

When Is Ashe Strongest?

The mid-game item window is the high point of the curve, and games at this rank average around 29 minutes. Ashe wants that window to line up with a team ready to follow her arrow, since one long-range stun starts a fight on her terms and her relentless slows keep the enemy from ever closing back in.

Game timeline · Ashe drag or hover to scrub · space plays · ←/→ step
your power minute by minute · gold = item spikes · small = components · dashed = objectives
Camps1:30Drake / Grubs5:00Herald14:00Baron20:00Avg end28:45
Ambush zone5:24–6:54 Power spike 24:52
9:5112:4518:1324:52
0:00 10:00 20:00 30:00 40:00
At 12:00
Power 52/100 · Even
Core 0/3 items
Gold ~5.5k
Phase Lvl-6 window
Next spike Hexoptics C44 · 12:45

Ashe Item Build

Ashe is a utility marksman whose every attack slows, turning her into a kiting engine that never lets a target escape. The build stacks attack speed and crit so her flurry ramps and her slows stack, while her global arrow gives the team a way to open fights from across the map.

Standard loadout · Ashe The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.
Starting items 500g Doran's Bow×1Health Potion×2Stealth Ward×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ››› Boots Berserker's Greaves95% · 49.8%Boots of Swiftness5% · 53.2%
Situational items pick an opponent in the bar above — the right swaps light up
vs AD threatsbuy this gamePhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.GGuardian Angel30457.9%
vs stacked resistsbuy this gameWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.LLord Dominik's Regards1.1k55.9%MMortal Reminder75849.7%
vision controlbuy this gameFights are decided a minute earlier by the team that sees first.FFarsight Alteration3.5k52.0%SStealth Ward1.4k43.8%OOracle Lens9542.1%

Best Ashe Runes

Lethal Tempo is the standard call, and it plays into how Ashe applies steady pressure from distance instead of chasing one big moment. Her slows pin targets down long enough for the keystone to pay off round after round. Build the rest around safe, repeatable damage rather than a single spike.

The pre-game page Lethal Tempo · Precision + Inspiration · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards
Precision Primary Lethal TempoAttacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. Presence of Mind87% · 49.8%Legend: Alacrity71% · 49.6%Cut Down88% · 50.4% Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Inspiration, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.
Inspiration Secondary Approach Velocity90% · 50.0%Biscuit Delivery55% · 49.4%
Stat shards OffenseAttack Speed+10% Attack SpeedFlexAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceDefenseHealth+65 Health
Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+65Health
Her core path runs Hexoptics C44 into Phantom Dancer, and her slows buy the time that item timing needs. Falling behind early is recoverable on this scaling curve. Phantom Dancer comes online by roughly 18 minutes, and the constant slow paired with that damage turns simple kiting into kills. Favor the pieces that let her stand at range and keep arrows in the air.

Ashe Skill Order

Volley eats levels 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9, so the cone is done growing at nine while Ranger's Focus is still on rank two. Hawkshot takes a single early point at 3 and waits until 14 for the next one.

Skill order · Ashe R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always
PriorityRR›WW›QQ›EE›Max W first; Q at level 2.
Lv 123456789101112131415161718
Q28101213max 13
W14579max 9
E314max 14
R611max 11

Ashe Abilities

Her damage steps up through Ranger's Focus, which banks Focus stacks as she attacks and then spends them all at once for a burst of attack speed and a flurrying auto. Hawkshot barely gets a mention, a scouting hawk she can send to any corner of the map.

Abilities · Ashepatch 26.22 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown
Frost ShotPassivePRanger's FocusMax 2ndQVolleyMax 1stWHawkshotMax lastEEnchanted Crystal ArrowUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.
VolleyPhysical damageMax 1stStatLV 1rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+35 per rank+100% bonus ADlv 160lv 495lv 5130lv 7165lv 9200Cost-5 per ranklv 175lv 470lv 565lv 760lv 955Cooldown-3.5 per ranklv 118slv 414.5slv 511slv 77.5slv 94s

Ashe Base Stats

Base stats · AshePatch 26.22
Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD59+3AS0.658+3%MS325Range600HP610+101HP53.5+0.55Armor26+4.6MR33+1.1MP280+35MP57+0.65

Ashe Matchups

Ashe has no escape button, so all-in divers and assassins who close the gap before her slows matter give her the roughest time. She excels against immobile lanes she can chip from max range with her cone, where the permanent slow makes trading back nearly impossible for the enemy.

Lane matchups · Ashe click any opponent to retune the console
Hardest lanes · click to tune
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How to lane vs AP mages 01Dodge their combo, then Volley slow to punish long cooldowns.02Build magic resist and stay spaced behind minions to reduce burst.03Stun the mage with Crystal Arrow before they cast their combo. Win rate by game lengthAshe overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min46.2%20–28 min51.0%28–35 min49.0%Over 35 min49.9%
Watch for Vel'Koz, Ziggs, and Vayne, the divers and all-in threats who can close on her before she has the range advantage to kite them. She gets the upper hand into Seraphine, Mel, and Nilah, poking and slowing them out of lane while her team sets up around her arrow. Keep her behind peel and she dictates the pace of every fight.
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