Ashe rework and what to max

DevilishMetal·May 18, 2015·1 votes·1,508 views

I'm a little frustrated at the moment. I tried to write this thread, but my browser crashed and I did my math wrong. I don't really feel like typing out all the math again. I hope you understand :(

Anyway, I based my math off of an Ashe with 1.0 AS, 100 AD, and no CDR. The enemy has 30 armor and 2000 health.

The surprising result here was that, assuming Ashe gets a final W at the end of the 4 second damage period, was that a maxed W will deal about 30 more damage. Of course, this scenario is highly unrealistic- in a situation where the Ashe has built crit chance or attack speed (Statikk Shiv lol) Q would deal more damage. But as it is, W is a safer choice anyways, and especially if you rush a BF sword and/or IE, you should max it.

tl;dr: Rush Shiv, max Q. Rush IE, max W. There ya go.

3 Comments

Drunk RummateMay 18, 20151 votes

In theory it's nice but in practice you'll find that you often aren't able to just stand there autoing long enough to get 100% efficiency from your Q. W is a superior max because it gives quick burst damage/poke in addition to dealing AOE from a safe range.

GuardDXMay 18, 20151 votes

I'm going to +1 on the maxing W. It gives you a good poke at the beginning of a fight and allows for wave clear and kiting. I have heard Q is better for trades but that will depend on who you're laning against.