Rework Ashe's Passive

Cameron Woof·8/6/2014, 1:19:07 PM·10 votes·1,491 views

Ashe is one of the staple champions in League of Legends, but part of what holds her back is that her kit doesn't fit well into the current metagame. With no reliable escape, she's very easy to gank (although her E does something to negate this by giving early warning if used well.) The easiest place to improve, I think, is her Passive, which is probably the most lackluster part of her kit.

How about something like "Ashe gains movement speed for each unit she has slowed. This bonus doubles for champions." She now has good chase and a reliable getaway in a W > Run combo.

Any thoughts?

18 Comments

MrBuffington8/6/2014, 3:42:28 PM15 votes

I think that would be a little much; she basically has the Phage passive because she can permaslow with her Q.

My favorite passive rework suggestion (this is not my idea, forgive me, ~~I forgot the user who came up with it~~ found it, credit to NachtStrider) is that her crit should only proc on champions, not minions, and would charge when she's not attacking champions, not just in combat in general. It would give her a reliable edge in trades without affecting much else in her gameplay.

My Anime Waifu8/6/2014, 2:52:09 PM2 votes

I definitely agree that Ashe needs a new passive. The only real use case is some level 1 cheese strategy with an early crit. But aside from that, her passive is practically useless compared to other ones.

The passive you suggested is neat, although I'm sure Riot could come up with something similar or something completely different. It's a good thing to mention though!

ILoveTiramisu8/6/2014, 3:52:11 PM1 votes

Maybe in 2 years they will rework Ashe. Just don't play her.

Scribo8/6/2014, 4:39:46 PM1 votes

Who dares judge the Queen of the Frejlord! Frost Archer & first summoner's teacher. Bow down before royalty! Lest ye get the arrow, minion.

OP, Sivir says hi and no.

CoxamusPrime8/6/2014, 6:19:45 PM1 votes

I was thinking what if Ashe had a new passive that interacted with her E?

Think like her E being that she sets the bird loose, and then it sits there. And auto-pings the map when people are approaching or reduces cooldowns when enemies are spotted like this.

BodyByDave8/6/2014, 6:48:00 PM1 votes

I wouldn't want to trade Ashe's huge burst potential for something I can get with a Youmuu/Mercurial and Boots 3/PD. Ashe is in a good spot right now imo, but she requires a slightly different mindset and gameplay style to pull off in competitive play. She could maybe be tuned, but I think there's bigger fish to fry atm.

ArnMagnussson8/7/2014, 10:16:41 AM1 votes

I agree her passive is really bad atm one of the ideas that would be cool would be if the passive shot was given like 200 or so more range over her other auto attacks

XFortuity8/6/2014, 3:03:39 PM1 votes

Yes I agree. I honestly think ashe needs to just be completely reworked into more of a frost archer. More scaling with damage and more arrow abilities. My opinion though