How to Play Ashe Support: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: W > Q > E
First item: Malignance14.3 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −113
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 67.6%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 25.3%

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Ashe Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Support

When Ashe Support gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Ashe wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Ashe's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Ashe hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Ashe can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Ashe can start or win.
14.3 min
First item at 14.3 min
Malignance is done — Ashe's first real damage or durability spike.
20 min
Strongest in games of about 20 minutes
Ashe wins 56.1% of games that end around this point.
22.4 min
Two items at 22.4 min
Malignance + Imperial Mandate: the window to group and take objectives.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Ashe Support Laning Plan

Ashe plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Ashe Support is 113 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 44% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 68% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 25%. Ashe averages 0.05 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Ashe win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead67.6%
Ahead56.1%
Behind39.0%
1,000+ gold behind25.3%

Ashe Mid and Late Game

What Ashe does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Ashe brings crowd control (percentile 90): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
Ashe wins 2.8 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.

Mistakes to avoid

Ashe mitigates little damage (9/100): one bad position ends the fight, so stay behind your frontline.

Playing Ashe

Try to fire Enchanted Crystal Arrow in the same direction enemies are moving, so it is more likely to hit.
Volley arrows are blocked by the first enemy they hit, so keep your distance to avoid having them all absorbed by enemy frontliners.
Hawkshot reveals units in brush. If a team fight is occuring in the jungle it can give you a significant advantage.

Playing Against Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.
Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

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How to Play Ashe FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Ashe power spike?

Ashe's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 14.3 min.

Can Ashe come back from behind?

Ashe wins 39% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 426 games), against 56% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Ashe games, but it is not decisive.

What is Ashe's first item?

Most Ashe players finish Malignance first, at a median of 14.3 minutes.

How do you play Ashe Support?

From this patch's ranked data, Ashe wins by playing to these strengths: start fights with crowd control; end the game early.

Ashe How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes