So...is Ashe ambidextrous?

EMOFRATPARTY·11/15/2014, 8:22:02 PM·17 votes·4,799 views

Ashe shoots her bow as a lefty in-game. As someone who is ambidextrous, it always catches my eye anytime I see Ashe on some of her splash arts shooting with right-handed dominance. So I'm curious, does our favorite Frost Archer carry the ability to shoot her bow proficiently with each hand?

If you're interested, here's Ashe's displayed dominant side for each skin's splash art:

Original: Right Freljord: Right Sherwood Forest: Right Woad: Right Queen: Left Amethyst: Left Heartseeker: Left

Ashe, what say you?

24 Comments

Twilight Drizzle11/15/2014, 10:44:10 PM23 votes

She can even shoot her bow with her feet.

Ulric Greatsword11/16/2014, 1:01:33 AM10 votes

On a related note, is Singed also ambidextrous? He's holding his shield in the wrong hand in his splash.

Tritotamar11/15/2014, 8:56:44 PM9 votes

Yes. She probably is.

MrBuffington11/15/2014, 10:08:15 PM4 votes

I'd assume she's dominant with whatever she uses in game, but as a master archer, I'd assume she's competent with either :)

Stars Shaper11/17/2014, 2:57:59 PM3 votes

The hand you hold a bow with is decided by the dominant eye and not the dominant arm.

You can see it in Jayce, he is right handed (seeing as he holds the hammer) but lerft eye dominant (seeing as he holds the cannon).

-Edit- Short explanation: What matters in the bow usage is the alignment of your sight with the arrow and the direction the rope of the bow will give it. Once you stretch the bow the eye closest to the arrow and the rope must be your dominant one.

Blue Moon Wolf11/15/2014, 11:22:03 PM3 votes

that's why she's queen :p

Arcus Veles11/16/2014, 6:35:04 PM3 votes

The solution is simple. Some of those are selfies taken in a mirror. That's why it looks like she's using the other hand.

SleepyLionCub11/15/2014, 11:29:53 PM2 votes

I dont think bows are left or right handed in the first place...

Felvyne11/16/2014, 12:26:21 PM2 votes

Archery is first about which of your eyes is dominant and, then, about the position of your body.

Since the position of your body is something more or less... static (I mean, you must have that position in order to shoot well), once you have learned it, no matter if you are left or right. It's all if you are lef or right in the eye. And your aiming.

If both eyes can be dominant...