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

Ashe vs Garen

How to Beat Garen as Ashe in LoLAshe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Garen as Ashe

based on 9,775 Ashe vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Garen as Ashe came out of an analysis of 9775 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Ashe fights Garen in only 3.7% of her games.

Ashe vs Garen Matchup Summary

Ashe does a average job of beating Garen. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs face each other in. In Ashe vs Garen rounds, Ashe’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Garen.

Best Ashe vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Phantom DancerGuardian AngelTerminusGuinsoo's Rageblade

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
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach 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
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W
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Garen as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Garen

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 Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Ashe vs Garen Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Garen Image
5.6
< Kills >
6
6.4
< Deaths >
5.1
9
< Assists >
3.9
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
139
< Minions Killed >
173
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.59
15,423
< Physical Damage >
13,575
2,615
< Magic Damage >
212
625
< True Damage >
4,614
18,665
< Damage Dealt >
18,403
19,473
< Damage Taken >
31,358
11,101
< Gold Earned >
11,961
2.1
< Towers >
2.69
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,887
< Total Healing >
3,147
12,242
< Experience >
15,147
28
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
618
< Time Dealing CC >
140

How to Counter Garen with Ashe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Ashe vs. Garen counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Garen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Garen. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Ashe typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Garen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ashe and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Garen

Who is Better, Ashe or Garen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually fairs equally well when facing off against Garen, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Ashe makes an ok counter to Garen.

While Ashe does have a higher winrate than Garen, when facing one another, Ashe also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ashe into Garen.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Garen matchups, Ashe is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ashe is a decent counter for Garen. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ashe against Garen.

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Ashe, we analyzed 9,775 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 Garen 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

To truly master Ashe in order to counter Garen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Garen. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Ashe versus Garen build include Bloodthirster, Runaan's Hurricane, and Kraken Slayer. When Ashe included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Garen than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ashe had an average win rate of 50.2% battling Garen with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Garen as Ashe, Ashe players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ashe vs Garen LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Garen as Ashe are given for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.