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Akali vs Tristana

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How to Beat Tristana as Akali

based on 8,030 Akali vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Akali resulted from an evaluation of 8030 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Akali fights Tristana in only 3.5% of her matches.

Akali vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Akali does a decent job of beating Tristana. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Akali versus Tristana games, Akali’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Akali vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Lich BaneVoid StaffStormsurgeHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
>
Second ability for Akali to level upe
>
Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Tristana

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Akali vs Tristana Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Tristana Image
9
< Kills >
7.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
5.1
< Assists >
5.6
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
149
< Minions Killed >
164
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,303
< Physical Damage >
17,289
21,248
< Magic Damage >
2,369
752
< True Damage >
463
23,304
< Damage Dealt >
20,122
26,041
< Damage Taken >
21,633
11,562
< Gold Earned >
12,383
1.48
< Towers >
2.67
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,238
< Total Healing >
5,791
14,205
< Experience >
12,753
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
70
< Time Dealing CC >
63

How to Counter Tristana with Akali in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Akali versus Tristana matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Akali often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Tristana

Who is Better, Akali or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually wins when taking on Tristana, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Akali makes a good counter for Tristana.

While Akali does have a higher winrate than Tristana, when on opposite teams, Akali also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Tristanaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Akali also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Akali vs Tristana matchups, Akali is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Akali is a decent counter for Tristana. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Tristana.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Akali, we analyzed 8,030 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Tristana as Akali comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Akali in order to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Tristana. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Akali versus Tristana build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Akali used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Tristana than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Tristana with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Tristana as Akali, Akali players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Akali vs Tristana LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

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