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

Ashe vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Ashe in LoLAshe is in the s tier of champions
MarksmanSupport
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Ashe

based on 3,631 Ashe vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Ashe resulted from an examination of 3631 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Ashe has to counter Viktor in only 1.4% of her matches.

Ashe vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Ashe does a ok job of beating Viktor. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Ashe against Viktor games, Ashe’s team is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Viktor.

Best Ashe vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Axiom ArcBloodthirsterInfinity EdgeSolstice Sleigh

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
1
W
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Ashe vs Viktor Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Viktor Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.8
9.2
< Assists >
7
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
142
< Minions Killed >
179
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,818
< Physical Damage >
624
2,567
< Magic Damage >
24,348
583
< True Damage >
677
17,968
< Damage Dealt >
25,649
19,731
< Damage Taken >
18,962
11,096
< Gold Earned >
11,906
2.05
< Towers >
1.98
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,906
< Total Healing >
1,685
12,207
< Experience >
14,868
31
< Vision Score >
19
12
< Wards Placed >
9
618
< Time Dealing CC >
270

How to Counter Viktor with Ashe in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Ashe versus Viktor counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Viktor..

Ashe normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ashe and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Viktor

Who is Better, Ashe or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually fairs equally well when taking on Viktor, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Ashe makes an ok counter for Viktor.

While Ashe does have a lower winrate compared to Viktor, when on opposite teams, Ashe also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ashe into Viktor.

Furthermore, Ashe has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter to Viktor. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ashe against Viktor.

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Ashe, we analyzed 3,631 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 Viktor 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ashe in order to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Viktor. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Ashe versus Viktor build consist of Trinity Force, Runaan's Hurricane, and Kraken Slayer. When Ashe bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Viktor than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ashe boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Viktor with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Viktor as Ashe, Ashe players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Ashe vs Viktor matchups, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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