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How to Win Ashe vs Graves Counter MatchupAshe is in the b tier of champions

Ashe vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Ashe in LoLAshe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Ashe

based on 10,707 Ashe vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Ashe did battle with Graves in 10707 games. With so many games with Ashe vs Graves gives us faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a recommended build to wreck Graves. This particular counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Ashe is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.1% of her rounds.

Ashe vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ashe has done a poor job of beating Graves. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champions face one another in. In Ashe against Graves rounds, Ashe’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Graves.

Best Ashe vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Berserker's GreavesNoonquiver

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndTerminus

Optional Items

Axiom ArcYoumuu's GhostbladePhantom DancerMuramana

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ashe to level upw
>
Second ability for Ashe to level upq
>
Last skill for Ashe to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ashe's passive ability p
Ashe's q ability q
Ashe's w ability w
Ashe's e ability e
Ashe's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Graves as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Ashe vs Graves Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Graves Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.3
6.4
< Deaths >
5.8
9.1
< Assists >
7
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
142
< Minions Killed >
55
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.5
15,200
< Physical Damage >
17,496
2,638
< Magic Damage >
843
581
< True Damage >
1,600
18,419
< Damage Dealt >
19,940
19,479
< Damage Taken >
29,940
11,128
< Gold Earned >
12,811
2.1
< Towers >
1.75
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
3,815
< Total Healing >
13,979
12,214
< Experience >
14,532
31
< Vision Score >
23
13
< Wards Placed >
6
621
< Time Dealing CC >
491

How to Counter Graves with Ashe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Ashe versus Graves counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Ashe normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ashe and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Graves

Who is Better, Ashe or Graves?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually loses when playing against Graves, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Ashe makes a bad counter to Graves.

While Ashe does have a lower win rate compared to Graves, when they face off with one another, Ashe also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Ashe into Graves.

Moreover, Ashe also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ashe is a bad counter for Graves. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ashe against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ashe

Ashe Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.8% winrateLeonaLeona45.3% winrateFizzFizz45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.5% winrate

Ashe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.3% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BriarBriar+ 51.7% 11814 GamesTaricTaric+ 51.9% 2175 GamesFizzFizz+ 51.9% 13680 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.7% 15501 Games

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Ashe, we analyzed 10,707 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Graves as Ashe comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ashe Build Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ashe to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe most often gets more CS as Graves. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Ashe versus Graves build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Terminus. When Ashe combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Graves than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ashe had an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Graves as Ashe, Ashe players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Ashe vs Graves counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

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