5 best Legends to counter Ash in Apex Legends

Ash is an Assault character in Apex Legend and has a great ability kit that can be used to trap enemies, initiate fights, or retreat to safety. Her tactical ability is one of the best tools in-game and can be used to restrict opponents from moving away.

One of the key advantages of picking Ash is the freedom to reposition at a moment’s notice. Her ultimate ability can create a one-way portal perfect for traveling short distances and has a massive impact during final zones.

This article will highlight the best counters you can use against Ash in Apex Legends.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author’s opinion.

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Which character can be used to counter Ash in Apex Legends?

Here is a quick overview of some of the best legends you can pick to counter Ash in Apex Legends:

1) Fuse

Fuse is an Assault character in EA’s battle royale. His abilities are designed to poke enemies and can be used to destroy temporary covers like Rampart walls and building doors. You can utilize Fuse’s explosive kit to continuously poke Ash and her team from a safe distance. This can generally lead your opponents to waste a lot of their healing resources or evacuate from the area completely.

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Fuse can also use his ultimate ability to trap Ash and other enemies with ease. This is a great way to prevent opponents from pushing toward you. Such strategies have a high chance of forcing the opponents to use Ash’s ultimate when trying to escape from the area.

Alternatively, if you see an Ash portal forming near you, you can place down Fuse’s tactical ability near it to damage anyone who uses it.

2) Mad Maggie

Mad Maggie is another Assault legend with aggressive abilities. Her tactical ability can be used to damage enemies behind cover. The role of such powers is similar to Fuse’s and should be primarily used to poke opponents. Abusing Maggie’s tactical ability can make enemy teams reposition or even give up map control without a team fight, saving your squad a lot of effort and loot.

Mad Maggie in Legend Locker (Image via EA)

Mad Maggie’s ultimate ability can be used to disorient opponents and makes for a great tool that provides a movement speed boost. In case you initiate a gunfight against a team with Ash, use this ultimate to chase down her portal. Alternatively, you can simply take the same portal and then throw down the ultimate to catch up to your enemies.

3) Wattson

Wattson is a Controller character in Apex Legends and has one of the most annoying ultimates that can destroy incoming projectiles. This ability can be used to anchor down almost any location while avoiding a barrage of grenades. However, the Pylon can be destroyed by bullets so you would need to place it behind cover where opponents cannot spot it.

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Wattson’s tactical ability is another set of defensive abilities that can be used to secure a certain perimeter. These are best used inside buildings but can also be useful in slowing down enemy rushes — they can zap any opponent who crosses them, dealing damage and slowing down their movement speed temporarily.

This makes it difficult for Ash to aggressively push after landing a hit with her tactical and can even force enemies to burn her ultimate ability to initiate a gunfight.

4) Valkyrie

Valkyrie was moved to the Recon class after a recent update. Her abilities are also capable of poking enemies and have a stunning effect that can disorient opponents. This is perfect for inflicting a small amount of damage on distant enemies but requires some amount of aiming before deploying.

It is a great tool that can slow down enemies trying to launch an attack on your position — especially if you are snared by Ash’s tactical ability.

Valkyrie also has an ultimate ability that can be readily used to reposition around the map. It can be quite useful if your squad needs to get out of a dangerous position during team fights.

Alternatively, this can be used to chase any Ash player trying to run away after using her portal. Valkyrie can detect enemies while in the air and makes it easier to track down separated opponents for some easy kills.

5) Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a Season 23 meta Support character in Apex Legends. His tactical ability creates an impenetrable dome shield that can provide temporary cover for your team, allowing for a quick reset during gunfights. This ability can be placed down if you get trapped by Ash’s tactical ability, making it difficult for opponents to shoot the team from a distance.

Gibraltar in EA's battle royale (Image via EA)

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Gibraltar’s ultimate is another useful tool that can be deployed to deter enemies from closing in as it can damage and stun them. It can also be used in end zones to flush out enemies from their corners and is most useful when deployed in open-ground areas with less overhead cover.

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