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

Ashe vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Ashe in LoLAshe is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Ashe

based on 2,860 Ashe vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Zilean as Ashe came out of an evaluation of 2860 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Ashe encounters Zilean in only 1.1% of her matches.

Ashe vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ashe has done a poor job of countering Zilean. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Ashe vs Zilean rounds, Ashe’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Ashe vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndAxiom ArcMuramanaTerminus

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
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
1
W
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zilean as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Ashe vs Zilean Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Zilean Image
5.2
< Kills >
2.5
6.4
< Deaths >
5
8.5
< Assists >
12.8
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
142
< Minions Killed >
60
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,747
< Physical Damage >
959
2,748
< Magic Damage >
10,302
633
< True Damage >
712
19,128
< Damage Dealt >
11,974
19,811
< Damage Taken >
18,688
10,989
< Gold Earned >
9,046
2.04
< Towers >
1.94
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,831
< Total Healing >
7,068
12,210
< Experience >
12,164
30
< Vision Score >
51
12
< Wards Placed >
22
621
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Counter Zilean with Ashe in LoL

The stats provided here show several significant Ashe vs. Zilean counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zilean..

Ashe normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zilean. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ashe and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Zilean

Who is Better, Ashe or Zilean?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually fairs equally well when playing against Zilean, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Ashe makes an ok counter to Zilean.

While Ashe does have a lower winrate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Ashe also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ashe into Zilean.

Furthermore, Ashe also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a similar 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 somewhat poor counter for Zilean. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ashe against Zilean.

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Ashe, we analyzed 2,860 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 Zilean 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

If you would like to truly master Ashe in order to counter Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe typically picks up more CS as Zilean. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ashe versus Zilean build consist of Trinity Force, Runaan's Hurricane, and Kraken Slayer. When Ashe used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Zilean than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ashe boasted an average win rate of 49.0% battling Zilean with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Zilean as Ashe, Ashe players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Ashe vs Zilean face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

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