I've never seen a recommended build which includes Essence Reaver on Ashe, but I can't work out why.
80 AD, 10% life steal, 10% CDR plus the mana regen means you can leave her Q on permanently during teamfights… why isn't it a perfect item for Ashe?
I understand it's not the best first item, as Infinity Edge makes sense with her passive, but for mid-game sustain and perma-Q teamfights, I'm not sure what I'm missing that means it's not worthwhile.
So why not Essence Reaver on Ashe? What are the drawbacks, or is it simply that other items are more effective?
Best Answer
You can do that without Essence Reaver.
You won't be able to finish Essence Reaver during the laning phase. When the laning phase is over your manapool will be large enough due to your natural stat increase.
Bloodthirster give you better stats for the gold and the build path is identical.