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How to Win Tristana vs Ahri Counter MatchupTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Tristana

based on 4,126 Tristana vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Tristana came out of an analysis of 4126 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Tristana is forced to battle against Ahri in only 3.2% of her rounds.

Tristana vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Tristana has done a decent job of beating Ahri. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Tristana against Ahri games, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Tristana vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowThe CollectorBloodthirsterRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Tristana's passive ability p
Tristana's q ability q
Tristana's w ability w
Tristana's e ability e
Tristana's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ahri as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Ahri

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Tristana vs Ahri Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Ahri Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.5
5.5
< Assists >
7.4
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
166
< Minions Killed >
162
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,825
< Physical Damage >
1,392
2,310
< Magic Damage >
14,601
468
< True Damage >
5,049
19,604
< Damage Dealt >
21,042
21,443
< Damage Taken >
19,834
12,488
< Gold Earned >
11,130
2.79
< Towers >
1.97
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,000
< Total Healing >
4,791
12,955
< Experience >
14,117
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
66
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Ahri with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some vital Tristana vs. Ahri counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between these two champions. Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ahri..

Tristana typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Ahri

Who is Better, Tristana or Ahri?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually wins when facing off against Ahri, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Tristana makes a good counter to Ahri.

While Tristana does have a higher win rate compared to Ahri, when facing one another, Tristana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Tristana into Ahri.

Additionally, Tristana has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Ahri matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Tristana is a decent counter for Ahri. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Tristana against Ahri.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Tristana, we analyzed 4,126 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 Ahri as Tristana 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

To truly master Tristana to counter Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ahri. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Tristana versus Ahri build include Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Ahri than with most other typical builds. In fact, Tristana had an average win rate of 51.4% battling Ahri with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Ahri as Tristana, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Bloodline, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Tristana vs Ahri clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Tristana are given for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.