Ashe vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Ashe
based on 30,305 Ashe vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ashe vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Ashe vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Ashe
Tips for Playing as Ashe against Caitlyn
Hawkshot reveals units in brush. If a team fight is occuring in the jungle it can give you a significant advantage.
Volley arrows are blocked by the first enemy they hit, so keep your distance to avoid having them all absorbed by enemy frontliners.
Try to fire Enchanted Crystal Arrow in the same direction enemies are moving, so it is more likely to hit.
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Ashe vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Ashe in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several important Ashe vs. Caitlyn matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn..
Ashe often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ashe and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Ashe or Caitlyn?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually fairs equally well when playing against Caitlyn, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Ashe makes an ok counter to Caitlyn.
While Ashe does have a lower winrate than Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Ashe also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ashe into Caitlyn.
Furthermore, Ashe has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Ashe is a somewhat poor counter to Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ashe against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ashe in order to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ashe usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Ashe versus Caitlyn build include Umbral Glaive, Solstice Sleigh, and Axiom Arc. When Ashe included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Caitlyn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ashe had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Caitlyn with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Caitlyn as Ashe, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ashe vs Caitlyn matchups, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.
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