Rayquaza2233 Wrote:I don't understand why boots are even a viable starting item for Ashe, care to explain?
sure, i feel like 300 move speed just isnt enough at game start. i take tele instead of ghost for the occasional free kill or tower defense. boots replace ghost at the beginning of the game for getaways and harassment. i definitely have issues mid and sometimes late game with escaping ganks once everyone else has boots too, but imo the difference in utility is made up for by my awareness of my map position and proper use of tele to gank, help prevent ganks, and scare off tower pushes. additionally, like duelman said, dorans encourages autoattacking, and my 3 hp pots often last a LOT longer than the other persons doran item + 1 hp pot because i can harass them off the creeps if they arent careful, and just farm and dodge their harassment if they are.
also, proper last hitting and use of volley to prevent your tower from ever attacking their creeps but still allowing the opponent to push to your side of the lane can be really important for farming and ganking, and while the extra damage from doran helps you last hit, it also takes away 1 more minion attack you couldve used to allow your opponent to push more, which can add up to them being ready to be ganked by the time your jungler is level 4.
plus, you end up buying boots on your first back anyways on everyone, and every single ashe should get infinity edge asap... so to rush that bf sword, *not* getting boots first delays you by another 350g.
IE isnt quite as much of a necessity on miss fortune, dorans blades might be better on her.. im just used to rushing bf sword asap, and am pretty good at farming it up before having to b. i dont play anyone besides ashe much, but when i do my builds are similar for kog, cait, and mf.
unfortunately, i find that the true laning phase is usually over by the time i can grab the bf sword since its so damn expensive, but it totally destroys any lane thats still early game farming, especially if you know where everyone is and can push freely.
Rayquaza2233 Wrote:Empty item slots are wasted.
empty item slots are for wards / pots
edit: thanks