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How to Win Nami vs Tristana Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Nami in LoLNami is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Nami

based on 3,360 Nami vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.33
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Tristana as Nami came out of an examination of 3360 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Nami is forced to battle against Tristana in only 3.1% of her matches.

Nami vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Nami has done a ok job of beating Tristana. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Nami vs Tristana games, Nami’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Nami vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerImperial MandateEchoes of Helia

Optional Items

Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterRedemptionMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Tristana as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Tristana

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Tristana Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Tristana Image
1.8
< Kills >
6.9
5.1
< Deaths >
6
15.2
< Assists >
5.2
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
23
< Minions Killed >
169
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.57
890
< Physical Damage >
16,570
8,420
< Magic Damage >
2,262
547
< True Damage >
443
9,857
< Damage Dealt >
19,275
15,701
< Damage Taken >
20,996
8,399
< Gold Earned >
12,323
2.31
< Towers >
2.8
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
9,613
< Total Healing >
5,761
10,586
< Experience >
12,737
56
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
195
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Counter Tristana with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Nami vs. Tristana counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champs. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Tristana. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Tristana. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Tristana

Who is Better, Nami or Tristana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Tristana, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Nami makes an ok counter for Tristana.

While Nami does have a higher win rate than Tristana, when facing one another, Nami also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Nami into Tristana.

Additionally, Nami also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Tristana matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Nami is a decent counter to Tristana. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nami against Tristana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 53.4% 6433 GamesKayleKayle+ 53.5% 2990 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.6% 971 GamesTaricTaric+ 57.3% 82 Games

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Nami, we analyzed 3,360 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 Nami 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.

Other Useful Resources

Nami Build Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to counter Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Tristana. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nami versus Tristana build include Dream Maker, Imperial Mandate, and Echoes of Helia. When Nami used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Tristana than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Tristana with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Tristana as Nami, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nami vs Tristana LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

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