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

Ashe vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 4,387 Ashe vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Ashe came out of an evaluation of 4387 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Ashe is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.7% of her matches.

Ashe vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ashe does a poor job of countering Heimerdinger. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Ashe against Heimerdinger matches, Ashe’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Ashe vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterAxiom ArcImperial MandateInfinity Edge

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach 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
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Ashe vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Heimerdinger Image
5.6
< Kills >
4.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
9
< Assists >
7
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
139
< Minions Killed >
135
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.51
14,718
< Physical Damage >
804
2,757
< Magic Damage >
23,705
576
< True Damage >
669
18,051
< Damage Dealt >
25,178
20,285
< Damage Taken >
20,558
11,156
< Gold Earned >
10,974
1.99
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,166
< Total Healing >
2,158
12,409
< Experience >
13,762
28
< Vision Score >
27
11
< Wards Placed >
13
639
< Time Dealing CC >
266

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Ashe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some important Ashe vs. Heimerdinger matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champs. Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..

Ashe normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ashe and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Ashe or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually loses when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Ashe makes a bad counter for Heimerdinger.

While Ashe does have a lower win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Ashe also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ashe into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Ashe also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ashe is a somewhat poor counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ashe against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Ashe, we analyzed 4,387 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 Heimerdinger 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ashe in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ashe versus Heimerdinger build include Trinity Force, Runaan's Hurricane, and Kraken Slayer. When Ashe included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Heimerdinger than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ashe had an average winrate of 48.2% battling Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Heimerdinger as Ashe, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ashe vs Heimerdinger fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.

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