Tristana

Tristana Build

the Yordle Gunner

Role: ADC Pick Rate: 3.9% Win Rate: 50.51%

Recommended Build

Summoner Spells

Flash Flash
Barrier Barrier

Skill Priority

E Q W

Items

Start
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Core
The Collector The Collector
Berserker's Greaves Berserker's Greaves
Infinity Edge Infinity Edge
Late
Navori Flickerblade
Lord Dominik's Regards
Bloodthirster

Runes

Most Played
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo 88.9% · 51.6% WR
Triumph
Triumph 92.9% · 51.5% WR
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity 82% · 51.3% WR
Cut Down
Cut Down 65.5% · 52.2% WR
Inspiration
Cash Back
Cash Back
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery
Attack Speed
Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health
Health
Best WR
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo 88.9% · 51.6% WR
Triumph
Triumph 92.9% · 51.5% WR
Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline 16.2% · 53% WR
Cut Down
Cut Down 65.5% · 52.2% WR
Inspiration
Triple Tonic
Triple Tonic
Cash Back
Cash Back
Attack Speed
Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health
Health

Skill Order

Q
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
W
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
R
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Win Rate by Elo

Iron Iron 41.61%
Bronze Bronze 46.86%
Silver Silver 48.24%
Gold Gold 49.07%
Platinum Platinum 50.35%
Emerald Emerald 51.02%
Diamond Diamond 51.87%
Master Master 52.68%
Grandmaster Grandmaster 56.60%
Challenger Challenger 53.05%
All Elos All Elos 51.42%

Best Counters and Matchups for Tristana

See all counters for Tristana

Top 5 Counters Against Tristana

Vel'Koz
41.4% WR -4.2%
Teemo
43.8% WR -2.3%
Vladimir
Vladimir Matchup detail
44.4% WR -3.4%
Veigar
45.5% WR +0.3%
Hwei
46.1% WR +0.4%

Top 5 Best Matchups for Tristana

Aurelion Sol
Aurelion Sol Matchup detail
56.6% WR +9.6%
Kalista
55.0% WR +5.3%
Ashe
54.0% WR +6.9%
Ezreal
53.6% WR +3.0%
Jhin
53.1% WR +4.6%

Patch History

V14.19
  • Stats Attack range increased to 550 from 525. Base attack damage increased to 60 from 59. Attack damage growth reduced to 2.5 from 3.7. Attack speed ratio increased to 0.694 from 0.679. Armor growth reduced to 4 from 4.5. Health regeneration growth reduced to 0.5 to 0.65.
  • Draw a Bead Bonus range reduced to 0 − 125 (based on level) from 0 − 136 (based on level). Total range increased to 550 − 675 (based on level) from 525 − 661 (based on level).
  • Rapid Fire Bonus attack speed increased to 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120% from 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110%.
  • Rocket Jump Base damage reduced to 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 from 95 / 145 / 195 / 245 / 295. New Effect: Damage now scales with Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)75% bonus AD. Slow duration changed to 2 seconds at all ranks from 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3. Slow strength reduced to 40% from 60%.
  • Explosive Charge Passive base damage reduced to 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 from 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 / 155. Bomb base damage reduced to 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 from 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110. Bonus bomb damage per stack reduced to 25% from 30%. Maximum bonus bomb damage reduced to 100% from 120%. Bomb bonus AD ratio changed to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100 / 110 / 120 / 130 / 140% bonus AD from 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150%. Bomb critical strike chance ratio increased to 0% − 75% (based on critical strike chance) from 0% − 33.3%. New Effect: Bomb critical strike chance ratio now scales with Champions killed with Noxian Guillotine (R)100% bonus critical strike damage.
  • Buster Shot Base damage reduced to 275 / 325 / 375 from 300 / 400 / 500. New Effect: Damage now scales with Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)70% bonus AD. Cooldown reduced to 100 seconds at all ranks from 120 / 110 / 100. New Effect: Now additionally stuns all enemies hit for 0.4 / 0.55 / 0.7 seconds at the start of the knock back.
V14.14
  • Stats Base mana increased to 300 from 250.
  • Rapid Fire Bonus attack speed reduced to 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110% from 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 / 125%. New Effect: Now has a mana cost of 50.
  • Rocket Jump Mana cost reduced to 50 from 60.
V14.11
  • Rocket Jump Bug Fix: Hitting an enemy with Rocket Jump while she has any amount of ability power and Explosive Charge is active on them no longer instantly increases its stacks to the maximum, triggering the explosion improperly.
  • Buster Shot Bug Fix: Hitting an enemy with Buster Shot while she has any amount of ability power and Explosive Charge is active on them no longer instantly increases its stacks to the maximum, triggering the explosion improperly.
V13.16
  • Stats Base health reduced to 640 from 670. Base armor increased to 30 from 26. Armor growth increased to 4.5 to 4.2. Base magic resistance reduced to 28 from 30.
V12.16
  • Rapid Fire Bonus attack speed increased to 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 / 125% from 50 / 62.5 / 75 / 87.5 / 100%.
V12.14
  • General Bug Fix: Knocked up/stunned animation is now correctly played.
V12.10
  • Stats Base health increased to 670 from 600. Health growth increased to 102 from 88. Armor growth increased to 4.2 from 3. Magic resistance growth increased to 1.3 from 0.5.
V12.8
  • Stats Attack damage growth increased to 3.7 from 3.3.
V12.2
  • Stats Base health increased to 600 from 559. Base health regeneration increased to 4 from 3.75.
V11.7
  • Stats Base attack damage reduced to 59 from 61.
V10.16
  • Explosive Charge New Effect: Damage is now increased by Time champions spent slowed by Miasma (W)0% − 33.3% (based on critical strike chance).
V10.11
  • Stats Attack speed ratio increased to 0.679 from 0.656.
V10.8
  • Explosive Charge Minimum bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150% bonus AD from 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130%.
V10.7
  • Rapid Fire Bug Fix: No longer cancels basic attack animation.
V9.13
  • Stats Attack damage growth increased to 3.3 from 3.11. Base mana increased to 250 from 246.76. Base mana regeneration reduced to 7.2 from 7.206.
  • Rocket Jump Base damage increased to 95 / 145 / 195 / 245 / 295 from 85 / 135 / 185 / 235 / 285.
V9.1
  • Rapid Fire New Effect: Ability icon HUD now shows the remaining duration of the ability.
V8.24b
  • Explosive Charge Active minimum base damage increased to 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 from 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100. Active maximum base damage increased to 154 / 176 / 198 / 220 / 242 from 132 / 154 / 176 / 198 / 220. Active minimum bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130% bonus AD from 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110%. Active maximum bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)110 / 154 / 198 / 242 / 286% bonus AD from 110 / 143 / 176 / 209 / 242%.
V8.24
  • Dragon Trainer Tristana Bug Fix: Champion-specific taunt and joke VO lines are now properly synchronized with her animations.
V8.20
  • Explosive Charge Bug Fix: Passive no longer deals reduced damage when triggered by Stormrazor's guaranteed critical strike.
V8.13 - July 3rd Hotfix
  • Rapid Fire Bonus attack speed increased to 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110% from 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110%.
  • Explosive Charge Mana cost reduced to 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 from 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90.
V8.13
  • Explosive Charge Bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110% bonus AD from 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90%.
V8.11
  • Stats Base health increased to 559 from 542.76. Health growth increased to 88 from 82. Base armor reduced to 26 from 31. Base health regeneration reduced to 3.75 from 6. Base attack damage reduced to 61 from 65. Attack damage growth increased to 3.11 from 2.41.
V8.5
  • Stats Base attack range reduced to 525 from 550.
  • Draw a Bead Bonus attack range increased to 0 − 136 (based on level) from 0 − 119 (based on level).
  • Rocket Jump Base damage increased to 85 / 135 / 185 / 235 / 285 from 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260.
V8.4
  • Buster Shot Cooldown increased to 120 / 110 / 100 seconds from 100 / 85 / 70.
V8.3
  • Stats Base health regeneration reduced to 6 from 6.192.
V8.2
  • Buster Shot New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.
V7.22
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 65 from 56.96. Base armor increased to 31 from 22.
  • Explosive Charge Active base damage increased to 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 from 55 / 65 / 75 / 85 / 95.
V7.19
  • Omega Squad Tristana Bug Fix: Once again has her helicopter shadows during their recall animations.
V7.18
  • Explosive Charge Bonus AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90% bonus AD from 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110%.
V7.16
  • Omega Squad Tristana Bug Fix: SFX have been restored during her dance and death animations.
V7.9
  • Stats Magic resistance growth increased to 0.5 from 0.
V7.3
  • Rapid Fire Duration increased to 7 seconds from 5.
V6.16
  • General Bug Fix: Rocket Girl Tristana Punk chromas no longer use Tristana's base visual effects.
V6.10
  • General New splash artwork for Riot Girl Tristana, Earnest Elf Tristana, Firefighter Tristana, Guerilla Tristana and Buccaneer Tristana. Tweaked splash artwork for Rocket Girl Tristana.
V5.22
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 56.96 from 51.54. Attack damage growth reduced to 2.41 from 3.
  • Rapid Fire removed: On-hit CDR for Explosive Charge cooldown. removed: On-hit CDR for Rapid Fire when attacking Explosive Charge. Cooldown reduced to 20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16 seconds from 20 at all ranks.
  • Rocket Jump Base damage changed to 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 from 80 / 105 / 130 / 155 / 180. removed: Damage increase per Explosive Charge stacks. new effect: Cooldown is also reset if a fully charged Explosive Charge hits a champion.
  • Explosive Charge new effect: Now detonates instantly on 4th stack. new effect: Rocket Jump and Buster Shot can apply stacks. Missile speed increased to 2400 from 1800.
V5.18
  • Explosive Charge Explosive Charge no longer fizzles if detonated at 4 stacks by Rocket Jump. There's supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom.
V5.9
  • Explosive Charge Bonus damage per stack increased to 30% from 25%. Cast time is now reduced by Attack Speed.
V5.7
  • Rapid Fire Tristana's basic attacks during Rapid Fire reduce the cooldown of Explosive Charge by 0.5 seconds (1 second against champions).
  • Explosive Charge Cooldown increased to 16 / 15.5 / 15 / 14.5 / 14 seconds from 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12.
V5.5
  • Rapid Fire Each basic attack against a target marked with Explosive Charge reduces the cooldown of Rapid Fire by 1 second.
V5.4
  • General New splash artwork for Original Tristana.
V5.2 - Visual Update
  • General Title changed to the Yordle Gunner from the Megling Gunner. Complete visual upgrade across all skins. New lore. New ability icons. New voice over. removed: Explosive Shot replaced by Explosive Charge.
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 54.54 from 52.54. Attack speed per level reduced to 1.5% from 2.5%. Base health reduced to 542.76 from 552.76. Base armor reduced to 22 from 24.04.
  • Draw a Bead Range per level reduced to 7 from 9.
  • Rocket Jump Base damage reduced to 80 / 105 / 130 / 155 / 180 from 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250. AP scaling reduced to (+ 50% AP) from (+ 80% AP). New Effect: If Rocket Jump strikes an enemy marked with Explosive Charge, Rocket Jump's damage to all targets is increased by 25% per stack of Explosive Charge. Rocket Jump will also detonate Explosive Charge if the target was at 4 stacks. Maximum damage on Rocket Jump is 160 / 210 / 260 / 310 / 360 (+ 100% AP).
  • Explosive Charge Active: Tristana places a charge on the target enemy or tower that explodes after 4 seconds, dealing 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)(+ 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110% Bonus AD) (+ 50% AP) physical damage to nearby enemies. Tristana's basic attacks against the target will increase Explosive Shot's damage by 25%, stacking up to 4 times, with the 5th attack detonating the charge immediately. Mana Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 Cooldown: 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 seconds
  • Buster Shot Ability power ratio reduced to 100% AP from 150% AP.

Recommended build

What players actually run on Tristana on the current patch: summoner spells, skill priority, starting, core and late items, runes and skill order.

Every entry comes with its pick rate (how often it is chosen) and, where available, its win rate. For runes, Most Played is the page the majority takes and Best WR the variant that wins most among those with enough games: when they differ, the second is usually the sharper choice, the first the safer one.

Win rate by elo

Tristana's win rate in each rank tier, from Iron to Challenger, plus all tiers combined.

A champion that climbs with rank is usually one that rewards mechanics or game knowledge; one that peaks in low elo is often easy to pick up and punished by better players. Read the tier you play in, not the average. Tiers with no data for this patch are hidden.

Counters and matchups

A preview of the counters page: the five opponents Tristana struggles against the most, and the five it beats most often, on the current patch.

Percentages are Tristana's own win rate in each duel, with the gap to its overall win rate. The full lists, with every matchup that has enough games, are on the counters page linked below each table.

Patch history

Balance changes that touched Tristana, patch by patch, most recent first, as published in the official patch notes.

The ten latest patches are shown, the older ones fold out. Use it to read the win rate movements above: a jump right after a patch is usually a buff or a nerf, not a change in how people play the champion.