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Tristana Build Guides, Runes and Items

Tristana The Megling Gunner

Find the best Tristana build guides for League of Legends S13 Patch 13.11. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Tristana build for the S13 meta. Learn more about Tristana's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

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Tristana Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Tristana we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Tristana, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Tristana this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 13.11. However, if you are a new Tristana player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Tristana!

Patch 13.11: 2839589 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Tristana's Runes

Tristana's Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 10774 Games

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades
LoL Rune: Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline
LoL Rune: Triumph
Triumph

Second Best

Tristana's 2nd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 14484 Games

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo
LoL Rune: Triumph
Triumph
LoL Rune: Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline
LoL Rune: Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter
LoL Rune: Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood

Third Best

Tristana's 3rd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 3833 Games

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Press the Attack
Press the Attack
LoL Rune: Triumph
Triumph
LoL Rune: Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity
LoL Rune: Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter
LoL Rune: Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood

Tristana's Summoner Spells

Tristana's Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 12856 Games

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Second Best

Tristana's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 26334 Games

Flash Heal

Third Best

Tristana's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 7049 Games

Cleanse Flash

Tristana's Starters

Tristana's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 138731 Games

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Second Best

Tristana's 2nd Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 31937 Games

Long Sword Health Potion

Third Best

Tristana's 3rd Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 13132 Games

Cull Health Potion

Trinket

Tristana's Best Trinket 52%

Win Rate 26549 Games

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Second Best

Tristana's 2nd Best Trinket 44%

Win Rate 21467 Games

Stealth Ward

Third Best

Tristana's 3rd Best Trinket 50%

Win Rate 1736 Games

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Patch 13.11: 2839553 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Tristana's Runes

Tristana's Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 2609 Games

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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo
LoL Rune: Overheal
Overheal
LoL Rune: Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline
LoL Rune: Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Resolve
LoL Path: Resolve
LoL Rune: Demolish
Demolish
LoL Rune: Bone Plating
Bone Plating

Second Best

Tristana's 2nd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 2211 Games

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades
LoL Rune: Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline
LoL Rune: Triumph
Triumph

Third Best

Tristana's 3rd Best Runes 61%

Win Rate 191 Games

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades
LoL Rune: Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace
LoL Rune: Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Tristana's Summoner Spells

Tristana's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 9465 Games

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Second Best

Tristana's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 3503 Games

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Tristana's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 1378 Games

Exhaust Flash

Tristana's Starters

Tristana's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 27485 Games

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Second Best

Tristana's 2nd Best Starter Items 47%

Win Rate 5972 Games

Cull Health Potion

Third Best

Tristana's 3rd Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 5701 Games

Long Sword Health Potion

Trinket

Tristana's Best Trinket 52%

Win Rate 6765 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Tristana's 2nd Best Trinket 45%

Win Rate 6306 Games

Stealth Ward

Third Best

Tristana's 3rd Best Trinket 54%

Win Rate 2533 Games

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Tristana Counters

Learn Tristana's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Tristana guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Tristana ADC in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Tristana. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Tristana Skins

Find Tristana's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Tristana skins and chromas on Tristana's skins page.

Tristana's Abilities

Tristana's Draw a Bead
Draw a Bead Tristana's Passive Tristana's Passive
Self
Tristana's Passive
Tristana's Passive
Increases Tristana's attack range by 8 every time she levels. At level 18, Tristana has 136 bonus range on her autoattacks (661 total range).
Q
Tristana's Rapid Fire
Rapid Fire Tristana's Q Ability
Self
0
20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16
Increases Tristana's attack speed by 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 / 125% for 7 seconds.
W
Tristana's Rocket Jump
Rocket Jump Tristana's W Ability
800
60
22 / 20 / 18 / 16 / 14
Tristana fires at the ground to propel herself to target location, dealing 95 / 145 / 185 / 245 / 295 (+50% of ability power) magic damage and slowing surrounding units by 60% for 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3 seconds when she lands.

Rocket Jump's cooldown resets on kill or assist or whenever Explosive Charge detonates at maximum stacks on champions.
E
Tristana's Explosive Charge
Explosive Charge Tristana's E Ability
661
50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
16 / 15.5 / 15 / 14.5 / 14
Passive: Tristana's attacks that kill enemies deal 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 / 155 (+25% of ability power) magic damage to surrounding enemies.

Active: Tristana attaches a bomb to an enemy or turret that deals 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 (+ 0.5 / 0.75 / 1.0 / 1.25 / 1.5 per bonus attack damage) (+50% of ability power) physical damage to surrounding enemies after 4 seconds. The damage is increased by 0 - 33.3% depending on the critical strike chance and by 30% each time Tristana hits an attack or ability (max 4 stacks). At 4 stacks, the bomb explodes immediately.
R
Tristana's Buster Shot
Buster Shot Tristana's Ultimate (R) Ability
661
100
120 / 110 / 100 / 100 / 100
Tristana fires a massive cannonball at an enemy unit. This deals 300 / 400 / 500 (+100% of ability power) magic damage and knocks surrounding units back (knockback scales with level)

Questions About Tristana

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Latest Questions

Have we been playing adc wrong?

I've not really tested this, but I was just thinking about it. Wouldn't lethality out damage crit+as on certain adc's, if not all? If you pair it with lethal tempo or hail of blades, that is.

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Top 3 ADCs?

So what in your opinion are currently top 3 adcs? In my opinion it is: 1. Tristana 2. Draven 3. Kai'Sa

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I heard tristana is pretty op rn

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Is it worth it to play Tristana?

I am looking to buy more marksman champions below 3500 be. Tristana looked cheap and woodent wreck my bank.

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Tirstana Adc Runes Please

Whats the best runes for tristana adc runes please guys help me!!

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Some tips for a new adc player?

I am new to the ADC role. Can someone give me some tips and tricks to this role? I already played Tristana and I got good scores, but I lost because I didn't know how to carry through the entire game. I would like to main Sivir, because I often...

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Preseason 6 ADC Itemization

Hey guys! As season 5 "ADC Main", I've given a lot of thought to ADC itemization. I have absolutely no idea how to build them, but here are my thoughts thus far: [[Tristana]]/[[Caitlyn]]: [[infinity edge]] and [[rapid...

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Which ADC is the best in the game?

So my friend said that Vayne is the best ADC in the game, I look some forums up and saw that Ezreal is the best. I think its Quinn and Caitlyn. I want to see what you guys think.

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VERY basic question about runes from a noobie

Hey guys, im new here so go easy on me :) So i started playing LOL a week and half ago after having watched my bros play for 2 years, but the thing is i've been setting up my builds and spells and masteries nicely from builds on here (you go...

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What are your opinions? Should Tristana max W or E first?

I am really interested in what skill orders other people take on Trist. Some people say max W and others say max E. With the recent buffs to the damage on her E, is it better to max E over W despite the increased pushing due to its passive?...

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Can Tristana Attack People Without Getting Hit by the Obelisk in ARAM

My question is, can Tristana attack people where enemies spawn without getting hit by the Obelisk in ARAM at lvl 18?

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are this runes good for an ad mid tristana ?

Hi guys im here to post another question,i play a a lot of ad mid tristana and i want to make a rune page for her . My idea was Quints = fiat ad Red = hybrid penetration Yellow = flat ad Blue = mr scaling So the question is : Is this...

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Whose Hurricane? And what are we using it for?

Not being a hardcore AD carry player myself, I'm struggling with the introduction of [[Runaan's Hurricane]]. Are we using it? If so when are we using it? And what character can use it?

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