Bot · SwiftplayMatchup guidePatch 16.20.1

Ashe vs Vex

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

Review patch unknownRecommendation review pending

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

Swiftplay · Bot

Marksman baseline

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

Primary role

Swiftplay opening · separate from item 1

Guardian's Hammer

950 gold

Adds attack damage, health and life steal for physical champions who rely on repeated basic attacks in Swiftplay.

First item

Kraken Slayer

3,000 gold

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

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

1,100 gold

Adds attack speed and movement speed for champions whose repeated basic attacks remain central to the route.

Critical damage

Infinity Edge

3,500 gold

Increases critical-strike damage after a reliable critical core is established; it does not repair a route with too little critical chance.

Armour pen

Lord Dominik's Regards

3,300 gold

Adds percentage armour penetration against targets who have built meaningful armour.

Safety

Guardian Angel

3,200 gold

Adds a revive for a high-value late fight after the functional damage or durability core is established.

Late sustain

Bloodthirster

3,400 gold

Adds high attack damage and sustain after the route can already reach targets and survive long enough to keep attacking.

Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.

Complete build choices

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Recommendation review pending

AlternativeToo much healingMortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.

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Best when: Mortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.

First itemKraken Slayer
BootsBerserker's Greaves
Critical damageInfinity Edge
Mortal Reminder
SafetyGuardian Angel
Late sustainBloodthirster

Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.

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 itemKraken Slayer
BootsBerserker's Greaves
Critical damageInfinity Edge
Wit's End
SafetyGuardian Angel
Late sustainBloodthirster

Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.

Runes and summoner spells

Runes and summoner spellsAsheBot

Preserve firing space and turn longer fights into sustained damage.

Swiftplay

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 Vex is opposite you?

Pre-game kit comparison

Kit comparison

Respect the opponent's reliable threat

Track the cooldown and range of the ability that starts their safest trade. Do not treat this page as a statistical counter claim.

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.

Too much healing

Mortal Reminder

Mortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.

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

Vex

P
Doom 'n Gloom
Vex periodically becomes empowered, causing her next basic Ability to fear enemies and interrupt dashes. Whenever a nearby enemy dashes, Vex applies a mark that can be consumed for bonus damage that also reduces the cooldown of her empowered state.
Q
Mistral Bolt
Launch a damaging missile that accelerates mid-flight.
Cooldown (s) 8/7/6/5/4 · Cost 45/50/55/60/65 · Listed range (units) 1200
W
Personal Space
Gain a shield and damage nearby enemies.
Cooldown (s) 16/15/14/13/12 · Cost 75 · Listed range (units) 475
E
Looming Darkness
Summon a damaging and slowing zone that applies Gloom to enemies.
Cooldown (s) 12 · Cost 70/80/90/100/110 · Listed range (units) 800
R
Shadow Surge
Fire a missile that marks an enemy champion. Recast to dash to them and deal damage.
Cooldown (s) 140/120/100 · Cost 100 · Listed range (units) 2000/2500/3000

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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