Ashe is the gunslingerleader of the Deadlock gang who works with help fromB.O.B., her trusty omnic companion. She uses a rifle which is dangerous at both close and long range. She does a tremendous amount of damage with ascoped-in headshotand can shoot fast from the hip.
Ashe is plays similarly toCassidy, but she is unique and needs to be played correctly to be effective. Check out these tips and tricks to help all Ashe players achieve victory inOverwatch.
10/10 Know Your Counters
Having knowledge of who can counter Ashe effectively is key to winning a game. This might meansticking with an allywho counters a specific enemy for you, or perhaps you might decide that Ashe isn’t the right play for a specific match.
9/10 Who Does Ashe Counter
When coming up against these characters, Ashe will be extra effective. This will be your chance to show off your skills as Ashe.
8/10 Use Dynamite Constantly
This is one of the simplest abilities to use, yet it’s so effective.Dynamitewill do constantfire damageto enemies in its blast. It doesn’t do much damage, but that extra damage may be the difference between who comes out on top in a skirmish. Hitting an enemy directly is the best way to ensure it’ll be effective.
It can also be used forcrowd controlin the right situations. If the dynamite is thrown in front of an enemy, they won’t be able to go through it or else they’ll be damaged. This could give you time to find a better vantage point or for teammates to return to the battlefield.
7/10 Stay Back
Ashe can manage herself atclose range, but it is far more dangerous than her staying back. Ashe tends to be more effective at long range and aiming down at enemies from a safer distance as herheadshotsdo aserious amount of damage. She’s also far less vulnerable from range. Staying back from the front lines is the best option for Ashe both offensively and defensively.
6/10 Coach Gun Out Of Trouble
If an enemy is getting too close for comfort, just use herCoach Gunability to get out of there. It’llpush her backand push the enemy away, creating some much-neededbreathing roomin combat. This can save your life in many situations. For example, if Mei throws down herBlizzard Ultimate, Ashe can use her Coach Gun to get out of its range and be able to defend her frozen teammates. You can also save other teammates with a well-placed Coach Gun blast. For example, Reaper’sDeath Blossomrequires close ranges. If coach gun is used on him and pushes him far away, he’ll have less of a chance to kill your teammates with his Ultimate.
5/10 Use Coach Gun Vertically
Ashe is deadly from far range when using her rifle scoped in. The best way to do this is finding a spot up high and a safe distance from the battle. AimCoach Gun underneathAshe, and it will thrust you up to a rooftop, giving you agreat vantage point. This can be also used to get up to an enemy who has already staked out a high vantage point and is poaching your team from above. A character like Widowmaker would lose a close-range battle with Ashe.
4/10 B.O.B Will Clutch
Ashe’sUltimateis unreal forcrowd control. It adds another teammate with a ton of health that the enemy will need to deal with. No only do they have to worry about B.O.B. doing damage, but also the rest of the team charging in alongside B.O.B.. Using B.O.B is easy from a safe distance since he can run from a decent range into the enemy team.
While running, he caneliminate enemies, so keep that in mind before deploying him. B.O.B can hold the point and even contest it; he does some serious damage, and he has a prettyrobust health pool, so it takes a while to destroy him.
3/10 Work With Healers
Ashe isn’t the fastest character, and she doesn’t have any way to heal herself other than health packs. Having a healer like Mercy or Ana nearby who canheal Ashe quicklyis your best option to stay on the battlefield. Ana is an especially good pairing since she can hang back with Ashe, sniping, and provide quick and easy healing. With Mercy’sGuardian Angelability to fly, she can reach Ashe from almost anywhere, granting quick spot heals during battle.
2/10 Keep Aiming In
Ashe does most of her damage while aiming down her sights. Hitting headshots isn’t easy, but she’ll take a chunk of damage of any character if successful. The only time she should behip firingis if an enemy has gottentoo closeto scope in or else tofinish offa character quickly before they get away. Otherwise, aiming down at her sights is the best way to ensure eliminating an enemy.
1/10 Synergize Abilities
As always, Zarya’sGraviton SurgeUltimate will be mentioned. Even if B.O.B. isn’t available, using the Dynamite against enemies captured within a Graviton Surge will be super effective. Also, activating B.O.B. alongside other Ultimates like Mei’sBlizzard, Reinhardt’sEarth Shatteror Sigma’sGravitic Fluxis incredibly effective. B.O.B can tear through these enemies while they’re immobilized, and he won’t miss his shots. And When the enemies recover from the other Ultimate, they’ll still have an additional enemy to worry about.
