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How to Win Ashe vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAshe is in the b tier of champions

Ashe vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ashe in LoLAshe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ashe

based on 10,994 Ashe vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Ashe resulted from an examination of 10994 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Ashe has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of her rounds.

Ashe vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Ashe has done a decent job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Ashe versus Kai'Sa games, Ashe’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Ashe vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Chempunk ChainswordPhantom DancerInfinity EdgeTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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 TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
1
W
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Ashe vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
9.4
< Assists >
6.2
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
141
< Minions Killed >
178
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,697
< Physical Damage >
11,949
2,658
< Magic Damage >
8,334
619
< True Damage >
438
18,974
< Damage Dealt >
20,722
19,523
< Damage Taken >
20,381
11,351
< Gold Earned >
12,610
2.26
< Towers >
2.13
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,824
< Total Healing >
4,410
12,348
< Experience >
12,938
30
< Vision Score >
17
12
< Wards Placed >
9
618
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Ashe in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several strategic Ashe against Kai'Sa matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Ashe typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ashe and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Ashe or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Ashe makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Ashe does have a higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Ashe also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ashe into Kai'Sa.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Kai'Sa matchups, Ashe is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ashe is a decent counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ashe against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Ashe, we analyzed 10,994 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 Kai'Sa 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ashe in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ashe versus Kai'Sa build consist of Guardian Angel, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Ashe bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Kai'Sa than with most other common builds. In fact, Ashe boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Kai'Sa as Ashe, Ashe players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Ashe vs Kai'Sa matchups, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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