Historically, Ashe was not one of the strongest ARAM champions, and she is not in that good of a position right now. However, a good build along with some gameplay advice can make her much more viable in this mode. Having said that, today we are gonna take a look at the best build for Ashe in ARAM.
Best Ashe ARAM Items
Blade of The Ruined King (BOTRK)
The Ashe build that works most consistently is the on-hit one, and BOTRK is one of the core items for any on-hit build. Due to its passive on-hit damage its great for shredding enemies, and it also grants a lot of healing. The slow passive of the item is also great, as it allows us to catch enemies faster, and it adds up quite nicely to other slows Ashe has in her kit.
Ruunan’s Hurricane
Ruunan’s Hurricane is an item that is rarely built as a second, however, it can work on ARAM. The logic behind this buy is simple, the enemies are plenty and they are all grouped, therefore it’s easy to make use of this item’s passive which grants an additional two arrows to our basic attacks.
Wits End
Ashe is a champion easily threatened by CC, and often, times in ARAM, you will not have anyone peeling for you. Wits End is a great buy as it will enhance your sustain by providing magic resist, and the tenacity it will give you will make you less susceptible to dying off CC.
Blood Thirster
To spike our damage a bit, we are gonna add Blood Thirster to the mix. The shield provided by this item is great for providing extra protection, and the healing will be sufficient to keep you in lane. The item will also add a little bit of critical strike, which is a decent stat to have on Ashe.
Lord Dominik’s Regard (LDR)
The LDR is known as an anti-armor item. It gives 40% armor penetration, and it is extremely valuable against enemies that are stacking armor. However, this item is also good for destroying enemy base armor. LDR will make you a much bigger threat in the late stages of ARAM games.
Boots
For boots, we will want to take Berserker Greaves and upgrade them to Zephyr as soon as possible. We are building these boots to spike up our attack speed stats, and to have the ability to upgrade to Zephyr, which is one of nicest late game item upgrades.
Runes for Ashe ARAM Build
- Press the Attack
- Presence of Mind
- Legend: Bloodline
- Coup de Grace
- Biscuit Delivery
- Approach Velocity
We will kick off our runes selection with Press the Attack. This keystone is relatively easy to stack and it will give us a nice damage increase. The second choice will be Presence of Mind as it will help us sustain in the early phases of the game where mana is a scarce resource.
Legend bloodline will be the most optimal choice from its branch, providing us with much needed lifesteal. Last in the precision category will be the Coup de Grace which helps us deal more damage to low HP enemies.
We will also take Biscuit Delivery for the early sustain and Approach Velocity for extra movement speed. The movement speed from Velocity is great for kiting, and chasing the escaping enemies.
Final Thoughts
Riot’s nerfs on Ashe ARAM have left the champion in a pretty rough spot. However, having a great build can make the gameplay a little bit more bearable. The build I would suggest would be an on-hit one, it will help you deal damage to enemies regardless of their resistance stats, which will allow you to be consistently useful!