Bot · Ranked Solo/DuoMatchup guidePatch 16.20.1

Ashe vs Akshan

Build, runes, abilities and practical pre-game checks in one queue-aware reference.

Role fit

BotAshe

Ashe has an established Bot carry plan that can scale through shared-lane farm and work with a Support partner.

Primary role

Historical referenceRecommendation review pending

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Recommendation patch: 16.16 Data Dragon
Build validation patch: 16.19.1 Data Dragon
Item lookup patch: 16.20.1 Data Dragon

Ranked Solo/Duo · Bot

Evidence-supported Ashe Bot

Follow the completed-item order as a pre-game reference. Components and owned items do not create extra inventory slots.

Primary role

Draft / Ranked opening · separate from item 1

Doran's Bow

400 gold

This is the most-supported Draft/Ranked starting item in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Compare its durability, sustain and damage trade-off before leaving base.

First item

Hexoptics C44

2,800 gold

This item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

1,100 gold

This is the most-supported Boots choice in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot; change it when the opposing damage or crowd control calls for a different defence.

Core

Phantom Dancer

2,650 gold

Move through units.

Late

Infinity Edge

3,500 gold

This item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.

Flexible

Lord Dominik's Regards

3,300 gold

Keeps a reviewed late option after the prior-patch cross-check; move or replace it only when its stated match problem is present.

Late sustain

Bloodthirster

3,400 gold

Completes the six-item inventory with high attack damage and sustain for extended late fights.

Complete build choices

Choose the route before play

Recommendation review pending

AlternativeThey burst meGuardian Angel protects a completed damage core from one decisive death.

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Best when: Guardian Angel protects a completed damage core from one decisive death.

First itemHexoptics C44
BootsBerserker's Greaves
CorePhantom Dancer
LateInfinity Edge
Guardian Angel
Late sustainBloodthirster

AlternativeMagic damage reaches meWit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.

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Best when: Wit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.

First itemHexoptics C44
BootsBerserker's Greaves
CorePhantom Dancer
Wit's End
FlexibleLord Dominik's Regards
Late sustainBloodthirster

Runes and summoner spells

Runes and summoner spellsAsheBot

Preserve firing space and turn longer fights into sustained damage.

Ranked Solo/Duo

Primary tree

Precision

Lethal Tempo

Presence of Mind

Legend: Alacrity

Cut Down

Secondary tree

Sorcery

Celerity

Gathering Storm

Summoner spells

Flash

Barrier

Coordinate the Support

Avoid duplicating the same defensive spell without a reason. Barrier protects the user; Heal can protect both nearby lane partners.

Cleanse is specific

Choose Cleanse only when removable crowd control is the lane or fight problem and you can use it reliably.

Matchup notes

What changes when Akshan is opposite you?

Pre-game kit comparison

Strategic interaction

Control spacing and engages

Persistent slows and a clear engage tool remain useful against most marksman patterns.

All-round

The kit can contribute through lane, first objectives and later grouped fights without relying on one narrow power window.

Your plan

Use the route you prepared

Treat Vex as one part of the map state. Their Jungler, nearby waves and which teammates can move determine whether the same trade or rotation is safe.

Ability reminders

Ashe reminders

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.

Static alternatives

Compare the problem before changing the plan

These choices are not selected from live scores. Use one only after you identify the stated match problem yourself.

They burst me

Guardian Angel

Guardian Angel protects a completed damage core from one decisive death.

Magic damage reaches me

Wit's End

Wit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.

Ability reference

Compare both kits

Ability reference Data Dragon 16.20.1

Cooldown (s) / Cost / Listed range (units) Data Dragon 16.20.1

Ashe

P
Frost Shot
Ashe's attacks slow their target, causing her to deal increased damage to these targets. Ashe's critical strikes deal no bonus damage but apply an empowered slow to the target.
Q
Ranger's Focus
Ashe builds up Focus by attacking. At maximum Focus, Ashe can cast Ranger's Focus to consume all stacks of Focus, temporarily increasing her Attack Speed and transforming her basic attack into a powerful flurry attack for the duration.
Cost 30 · Listed range (units) 400
W
Volley
Ashe fires arrows in a cone for increased damage. Also applies Frost Shot.
Cooldown (s) 18/14.5/11/7.5/4 · Cost 75/70/65/60/55 · Listed range (units) 1200
E
Hawkshot
Ashe sends her Hawk Spirit on a scouting mission anywhere on the map.
The exported range is not a verified gameplay distance. Check the current ability tooltip.
R
Enchanted Crystal Arrow
Ashe fires a missile of ice in a straight line. If the arrow collides with an enemy Champion, it deals damage and stuns the Champion, stunning for longer the farther arrow has traveled. In addition, surrounding enemy units take damage and are slowed.
The exported range is not a verified gameplay distance. Check the current ability tooltip.
Cooldown (s) 100/80/60 · Cost 100

Akshan

P
Dirty Fighting
Every three hits from Akshan's Attacks and Abilities deals bonus damage and grants him a Shield if the target was a champion. When Akshan Attacks, he fires an additional Attack for reduced damage. If he cancels the additional Attack, he instead gains Move Speed.
Q
Avengerang
Akshan throws a boomerang that deals damage going out and coming back, extending its range each time it hits an enemy.
Cooldown (s) 9/8/7/6/5 · Cost 60/65/70/75/80 · Listed range (units) 850
W
Going Rogue
Akshan passively marks enemy champions as Scoundrels when they kill his ally champions. If Akshan kills a Scoundrel, he resurrects the allies they killed, gains bonus gold, and clears all marks. When activated, Akshan enters camouflage and gains Move Speed and Mana Regen while moving towards Scoundrels. Akshan loses the camouflage quickly while he is not in brush or near terrain.
Cooldown (s) 18/14/10/6/2 · Cost 40/30/20/10/0 · Listed range (units) 5500
E
Heroic Swing
Akshan fires a grappling hook into terrain then swings around it, repeatedly firing at the nearest enemy while swinging. He can jump off early or gets knocked off when colliding with champions or terrain.
Cooldown (s) 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 · Cost 70 · Listed range (units) 800
R
Comeuppance
Akshan locks onto an enemy champion and starts storing bullets. When released, he fires all stored bullets, dealing damage based on missing health to the first champion, minion, or structure hit.
Cooldown (s) 100/85/70 · Cost 100 · Listed range (units) 2500

Adapt the plan

What to do when the game changes

Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.

Even plan

Prioritise farm, spacing and coordination with Support

Lane

Match the opposing carry's income and trade when both lane partners can participate.

Map play

Finish the wave before rotating unless the fight is immediate and clearly reachable.

Fights

Stand behind allied control and build damage on reachable targets before stepping toward the back line.

Pings, movement and objectives

Ashe Bot map plan

Protect income and coordinate with Support. Your movement should follow the wave, while your pings make target choice and danger clear before the fight begins.

Ahead

Carry the lead into the next safe fight

Ping: Use Target on the reachable opponent, Danger when Support or Jungle is too far away, and On My Way after the wave is secured.
Farm or rotate: Finish the wave, recall on the item timing and rotate with protection. Do not cross river alone to save a few seconds.
Objective: Attack from the safe side of the objective and keep damaging the nearest reachable threat. Preserving the shutdown matters more than chasing.

Even

Build the item timing and move together

Ping: Use Target to align with Support, Enemy Missing when either Bot opponent leaves and Danger if an engage begins outside your safe range.
Farm or rotate: Rotate after the wave or when the objective fight is immediate and reachable. Communicate if staying for the wave is the safer call.
Objective: Enter behind vision and allied control. Keep a route away from the enemy engage before starting sustained damage.

Behind

Shorten exposure and recover guaranteed gold

Ping: Use Retreat before Support or Jungle forces a fight you cannot damage, and Enemy Missing as soon as the winning Bot lane leaves.
Farm or rotate: Avoid being first into river. Move with Support after the safe wave, or trade an unsafe objective for protected farm.
Objective: Stand beside peel and attack whoever enters safe range. Do not cross enemy control to reach the opposing carry.

Objective setup

Four calls, in order

Pings create a shared plan; they do not replace checking waves, vision and who can move.

1
Secure the wave
Finish safe farm and communicate the recall or move before the objective setup begins.
2
Enter protected
Walk with Support or another ally and choose the side where enemy engage cannot reach you first.
3
Set attack space
Keep an exit route and identify the nearest target you can damage without crossing enemy control.
4
Stay alive
Continue useful damage without chasing away from the objective or donating a shutdown.

Later objectives: Repeat the same process around later major objectives: handle nearby income, communicate the route, enter through vision and agree on the fight before committing.

Keep preparing

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