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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Tristana Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Kha'Zix

based on 3,355 Kha'Zix vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Kha'Zix did battle with Tristana in 3355 games. With so many games with Kha'Zix vs Tristana gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative stats and a recommended build to destroy your enemy. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kha'Zix encounters Tristana in only 3.1% of his matches.

Kha'Zix vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix does a ok job of countering Tristana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Kha'Zix versus Tristana games, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Kha'Zix vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusAxiom ArcEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Tristana

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Tristana Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Tristana Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
6.2
< Assists >
5.4
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
27
< Minions Killed >
169
1.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.56
17,428
< Physical Damage >
16,601
1,074
< Magic Damage >
2,306
968
< True Damage >
428
19,471
< Damage Dealt >
19,335
32,739
< Damage Taken >
21,750
12,579
< Gold Earned >
12,525
1.01
< Towers >
2.78
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,114
< Total Healing >
5,896
13,700
< Experience >
12,958
23
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
211
< Time Dealing CC >
65

How to Counter Tristana with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Kha'Zix vs. Tristana matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tristana..

Kha'Zix usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Tristana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Tristana

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually fairs equally well when taking on Tristana, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Kha'Zix makes an ok counter to Tristana.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower winrate compared to Tristana, when they face off with one another, Kha'Zix also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kha'Zix into Tristana.

Additionally, Kha'Zix has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kha'Zix is a somewhat poor counter for Tristana. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Tristana.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 3,355 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 Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Tristana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kha'Zix versus Tristana build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Kha'Zix included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Tristana than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Tristana with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Tristana as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Kha'Zix vs Tristana matchups, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.

If you want to get Kha'Zix versus Tristana tips and counter stats for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every round run with both champions.